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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. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?
(a) Pride.
(b) Pity.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

2. Who does Doodle suggest that Brother can marry?
(a) Their father.
(b) Their aunt.
(c) Their neighbor.
(d) Their mother.

3. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?
(a) Metaphor and imagery.
(b) Hyperbole and sarcasm.
(c) Personification and simile.
(d) Irony and understatement.

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

5. 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) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.
(b) Scoops Doodle up and dances with him in the rain.
(c) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.
(d) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?

2. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?

3. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?

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

5. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?

(see the answer key)

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