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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 does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
(a) A cart.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) A special bed.
(d) A casket.

2. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?
(a) Doodle might be missing a limb.
(b) Doodle might be intellectually disabled.
(c) Doodle might have a mental illness.
(d) Doodle might have to go live in a hospital.

3. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Running.
(d) Rope climbing.

4. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(b) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
(c) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.
(d) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.

5. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(b) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.
(c) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.
(d) Doodle talks almost all the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

2. How does the ibis die?

3. What is "Doodle" short for?

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

5. In the place name "Horsehead Landing," what does the word "landing" mean?

(see the answer key)

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