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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. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?
(a) He is not finished eating.
(b) His father was in the middle of saying something to him.
(c) He has knocked over his chair and forgotten to excuse himself.
(d) He was rude to Doodle and she wants him to apologize.

2. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They forbid it.
(b) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(c) They think it is a good idea.
(d) They do not know about it.

3. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) When the doctor tells them they should.
(b) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
(c) After he learns to crawl.
(d) When he learns to speak.

4. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked playfully and happily.
(b) They worked with determination and persistence.
(c) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(d) They worked slowly and methodically.

5. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Daddy say he is expecting?

3. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?

4. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?

5. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?

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