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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 is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Third person limited.

2. Why does Brother think that it is a good thing for Doodle to have a silly name?
(a) Because Doodle has a silly sense of humor.
(b) Because people will not expect much from him.
(c) Because it will distract people from the way Doodle looks.
(d) Because people will like him more.

3. What are Doodle's last words?
(a) "Don't hurt me!"
(b) "Don't leave me!"
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I told you."

4. When is the story being told?
(a) In the winter, after Doodle dies.
(b) At the end of Brother's life.
(c) Some years after the events of the story take place.
(d) Immediately after the events of the story take place.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?

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

3. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?

4. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?

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

(see the answer key)

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