1. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) When he learns to speak.
(b) When the doctor tells them they should.
(c) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
(d) After he learns to crawl.

2. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?
(a) Go rowing at Horsehead Landing.
(b) Climb vines at Old Woman Swamp.
(c) Search to see if they can find the ibis's mate.
(d) Box at Old Woman Swamp.

3. What is Doodle's real name?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) Robert Graves.
(c) James Hurst.
(d) It is never given.

4. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) James Hurst.
(b) Robert Graves.
(c) Sara Teasdale.
(d) William Armstrong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?

2. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?

3. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?

4. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?

5. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?

(see the answer key)

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