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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 is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) First person.

2. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?
(a) Doodle becomes feverish and has nightmares.
(b) Doodle begins to have nose bleeds.
(c) Doodle begins to have trouble breathing.
(d) Doodle talks less and seems confused at times.

3. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?
(a) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
(b) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(c) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.
(d) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.

4. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?
(a) He decides to teach Doodle to swim.
(b) He gets Doodle art supplies so that he can paint flowers.
(c) He gets Doodle a book full of pictures of flowers.
(d) He takes Doodle to Old Woman Swamp over and over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?

2. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?

3. Who gives Doodle his nickname?

4. What is the swamp near their house called?

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

(see the answer key)

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