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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. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?
(a) Personification and simile.
(b) Metaphor and imagery.
(c) Hyperbole and sarcasm.
(d) Irony and understatement.

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

3. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pity.
(c) Pride.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are Doodle's last words?

4. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?

5. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?

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