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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. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Poison.
(c) Bird droppings.
(d) Spiderwebs.

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

3. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?
(a) They make fun of him.
(b) They are jealous of him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They suggest that he might become a writer.

4. 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?
(a) Scoops Doodle up and dances with him in the rain.
(b) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.
(c) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.
(d) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.

5. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?
(a) Brother.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?

2. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?

3. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?

4. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?

5. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?

(see the answer key)

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