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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. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
(a) Harvest season is coming and Brother wants Doodle to be strong enough to help this year.
(b) School is coming and Doodle does not yet have the physical skills to keep up with other boys.
(c) Brother knows that when school starts, Doodle is likely to be too busy to keep training.
(d) Brother knows that when winter comes, Doodle is likely to be too ill to keep training.

2. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?
(a) That he cannot walk.
(b) He will try.
(c) Thank you.
(d) It is not a good idea.

3. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

4. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?
(a) A dried flower bud that is also a spice.
(b) One section of a bulb of garlic.
(c) The past tense of "cleave."
(d) The space between the two parts of an animal's hoof.

5. What replaces the tree in the yard?
(a) A shed.
(b) A statue.
(c) A well.
(d) A grindstone.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?

4. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?

5. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

(see the answer key)

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