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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. 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) Hyperbole and sarcasm.
(b) Irony and understatement.
(c) Personification and simile.
(d) Metaphor and imagery.

2. Why does Brother think that it is a good thing for Doodle to have a silly name?
(a) Because people will not expect much from him.
(b) Because people will like him more.
(c) Because Doodle has a silly sense of humor.
(d) Because it will distract people from the way Doodle looks.

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

4. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?
(a) New York City.
(b) In a treehouse.
(c) Old Woman Swamp.
(d) In a houseboat.

5. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked with determination and persistence.
(b) They worked slowly and methodically.
(c) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(d) They worked playfully and happily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the ibis perched?

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

3. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?

4. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?

5. Who is the first to see the ibis?

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