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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 happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
(b) She steps hard on his toe.
(c) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(d) Aunt Nicey falls down.

2. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?
(a) That he cannot walk.
(b) Thank you.
(c) He will try.
(d) It is not a good idea.

3. Who is the first to see the ibis?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Brother.
(c) Doodle.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

4. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?
(a) Horsehead Landing.
(b) Old Woman Swamp.
(c) The cottonfield.
(d) The family graveyard.

5. 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 taller than the phlox.
(b) They are more important than the phlox.
(c) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(d) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?

2. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

3. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?

4. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

5. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?

(see the answer key)

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