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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1" "The Scarlet Ibis".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?
(a) Mama.
(b) Doodle.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

2. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?
(a) Confused and worried.
(b) Sad and angry.
(c) Suspicious and numb.
(d) Happy and excited.

3. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.
(b) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.
(c) A hand that is curved like a hook.
(d) A full head of hair.

4. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Doodle.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

5. When Brother says that the smell of the graveyard flowers is coming through their windows and "speaking softy the names of our dead" (1), this is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?

2. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?

3. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

4. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?

5. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?

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