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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. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?
(a) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.
(b) Scoops Doodle up and dances with him in the rain.
(c) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.
(d) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.

2. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?
(a) It does not seem to be able to see very well.
(b) The bird is far from its usual habitat.
(c) It has been injured by the storm.
(d) It is tired, or sick.

3. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?
(a) He reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.
(b) He shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.
(c) He tells Doodle that other boys will make fun of him if he cannot walk.
(d) He tells him that their mother and father will love him more if he can walk.

4. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?
(a) They are more important than the phlox.
(b) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(c) They are taller than the phlox.
(d) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.

5. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?
(a) "Don't leave me."
(b) "Am I going to die?"
(c) "Why?"
(d) "I hate you."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?

2. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?

3. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?

4. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?

5. In what year does Brother train Doodle?

(see the answer key)

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