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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 an "ibis"?
(a) A flower.
(b) A bird.
(c) A type of tree.
(d) A fish.

2. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
(b) She steps hard on his toe.
(c) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(d) Aunt Nicey falls down.

3. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?
(a) His own nature and his love for Doodle.
(b) His jealousy of Doodle's happy temperment.
(c) The unfair burden of having to take care of his brother.
(d) His embarrassment and shame due to Doodle's disability.

4. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) They worry about the danger it puts Doodle in.
(b) They refuse to believe it is really happening.
(c) They insist that the family all pray together.
(d) They are overjoyed.

5. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?
(a) He secretly wants to hurt Doodle.
(b) His own pride.
(c) He is young and excited.
(d) He promised Aunt Nicey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?

2. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?

3. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?

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

5. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?

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