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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 do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?
(a) Search to see if they can find the ibis's mate.
(b) Climb vines at Old Woman Swamp.
(c) Go rowing at Horsehead Landing.
(d) Box at Old Woman Swamp.

2. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Sara Teasdale.
(b) William Armstrong.
(c) James Hurst.
(d) Robert Graves.

3. What is "Doodle" short for?
(a) Cock-a-doodle-doo.
(b) Nothing--it refers to a drawing Doodle did.
(c) Yankee Doodle.
(d) Doodlebug.

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

5. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?
(a) Doodle is frightened of going to school.
(b) Doodle is much smarter than Brother.
(c) Doodle has a vivid imagination.
(d) Doodle secretly hates Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?

2. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?

3. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?

4. What is "Brother's" first reaction to Doodle?

5. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?

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