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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. How does the ibis die?
(a) Daddy shoots it.
(b) It dies of natural causes.
(c) Brother shoots it.
(d) One of the family's cats attacks it.

2. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?
(a) He says that he will be ready to help harvest the cotton.
(b) He says that he heard a rain-frog.
(c) He says that they are done with his physical training.
(d) He says that the other boys in school will not care if he is different.

3. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
(a) "I can do it."
(b) "I'll tell Mama."
(c) "Don't hurt me, Brother."
(d) "I told you so."

4. The sentence "Mama once said, 'And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood'" (8) is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Sarcasm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Doodle" short for?

2. What is Brother's real name?

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

4. Who gives Doodle his nickname?

5. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?

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