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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 happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
(b) Aunt Nicey falls down.
(c) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(d) She steps hard on his toe.

2. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pride.
(d) Pity.

3. 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 slowly and methodically.
(d) They worked playfully and happily.

4. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?
(a) A person in the army.
(b) A salesperson in a store.
(c) The paste that holds bricks together.
(d) The metal used in welding.

5. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?
(a) A crashed kite.
(b) Himself.
(c) The scarlet ibis.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?

3. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?

4. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?

5. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?

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