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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 are Doodle's last words?
(a) "I told you."
(b) "Don't hurt me!"
(c) "Don't leave me!"
(d) "I love you."

2. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?
(a) His jealousy of Doodle's happy temperment.
(b) His embarrassment and shame due to Doodle's disability.
(c) His own nature and his love for Doodle.
(d) The unfair burden of having to take care of his brother.

3. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?
(a) He is so relieved that everything went just right.
(b) He knows that he did it for the wrong reasons.
(c) He is afraid he might have hurt Doodle and they will find out.
(d) He rarely gets the family's attention.

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) Rope climbing.
(d) Boxing.

5. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?
(a) The brief nature of youth and innocence.
(b) The ease with which nature can be harmed.
(c) The danger of Doodle's trust in Brother.
(d) The beauty of Brother and Doodle's relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Doodle" short for?

2. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?

3. 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?

4. When is the story being told?

5. Where is the ibis perched?

(see the answer key)

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