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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 old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Shame.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Fear.

3. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They think it is a good idea.
(b) They do not know about it.
(c) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(d) They forbid it.

4. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?
(a) His own pride.
(b) He is young and excited.
(c) He secretly wants to hurt Doodle.
(d) He promised Aunt Nicey.

5. 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 the other boys in school will not care if he is different.
(c) He says that he heard a rain-frog.
(d) He says that they are done with his physical training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?

2. When Brother says that the smell of the graveyard flowers is coming through their windows and "speaking softy the names of our dead" (1), this is an example of which literary technique?

3. 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?

4. What are Doodle's last words?

5. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?

(see the answer key)

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