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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. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) They refuse to believe it is really happening.
(b) They insist that the family all pray together.
(c) They are overjoyed.
(d) They worry about the danger it puts Doodle in.

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

3. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?
(a) They imagine their future together.
(b) They take turns reading to each other.
(c) They make up stories.
(d) They practice throwing a ball.

4. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?
(a) He says that they are done with his physical training.
(b) He says that he will be ready to help harvest the cotton.
(c) He says that he heard a rain-frog.
(d) He says that the other boys in school will not care if he is different.

5. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?
(a) One with medicinal bark.
(b) One with thorns.
(c) One with red flowers.
(d) One with cloudy sap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

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

3. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?

4. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?

5. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

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