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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. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?
(a) Doodle begins to have nose bleeds.
(b) Doodle begins to have trouble breathing.
(c) Doodle talks less and seems confused at times.
(d) Doodle becomes feverish and has nightmares.

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

3. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?
(a) He knows that he did it for the wrong reasons.
(b) He rarely gets the family's attention.
(c) He is afraid he might have hurt Doodle and they will find out.
(d) He is so relieved that everything went just right.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Doodle's last words?

2. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?

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

4. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?

5. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?

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