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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 the ibis die?
(a) It dies of natural causes.
(b) One of the family's cats attacks it.
(c) Brother shoots it.
(d) Daddy shoots it.

2. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
(a) A casket.
(b) A special bed.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A cart.

3. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?
(a) "Why?"
(b) "Am I going to die?"
(c) "Don't leave me."
(d) "I hate you."

4. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1912.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What draws the family's attention to the ibis?

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

3. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

4. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?

5. What is Brother's real name?

(see the answer key)

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