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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. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?
(a) "Does it make any difference?"
(b) "I will still have you."
(c) "Everyone is different, somehow."
(d) "I won't go to school, then."

2. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?
(a) He gets Doodle art supplies so that he can paint flowers.
(b) He gets Doodle a book full of pictures of flowers.
(c) He takes Doodle to Old Woman Swamp over and over.
(d) He decides to teach Doodle to swim.

3. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?
(a) They are jealous of him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They make fun of him.
(d) They suggest that he might become a writer.

4. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A full head of hair.
(b) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.
(c) A hand that is curved like a hook.
(d) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.

5. Who gives Doodle his nickname?
(a) Mama.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?

2. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?

3. In what year does Brother train Doodle?

4. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?

5. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?

(see the answer key)

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