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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. At what time of year is Doodle finally ready to show the family that he can walk?
(a) Harvest time.
(b) Midwinter.
(c) Midsummer.
(d) Planting time.

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

3. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Puzzled.
(d) Anxious.

4. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?
(a) He shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.
(b) He tells Doodle that other boys will make fun of him if he cannot walk.
(c) He tells him that their mother and father will love him more if he can walk.
(d) He reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.

5. The phrase, "[T]he oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle" (1) is an example of which two literary techniques?
(a) Imagery and metaphor.
(b) Foreshadowing and personification.
(c) Metaphor and personification.
(d) Simile and foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the swamp near their house called?

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

3. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?

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

5. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?

(see the answer key)

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