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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. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(b) They worked with determination and persistence.
(c) They worked playfully and happily.
(d) They worked slowly and methodically.

2. Who gives Doodle his nickname?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Brother.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Mama.

3. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?
(a) Doodle secretly hates Brother.
(b) Doodle is frightened of going to school.
(c) Doodle is much smarter than Brother.
(d) Doodle has a vivid imagination.

4. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It is clearly dying.
(b) It seems focused on Doodle.
(c) It is not frightened of the family.
(d) It seems to have a broken wing.

5. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1918.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brother think that it is a good thing for Doodle to have a silly name?

2. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?

3. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?

4. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

5. When the family sees Doodle struggling to bury the ibis, what is their response?

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