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

2. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They do not know about it.
(b) They think it is a good idea.
(c) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(d) They forbid it.

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

4. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It is not frightened of the family.
(b) It seems to have a broken wing.
(c) It seems focused on Doodle.
(d) It is clearly dying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?

2. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

3. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?

4. Who does Doodle suggest that Brother can marry?

5. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?

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