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

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?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Personification.

3. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
(a) Brother knows that when school starts, Doodle is likely to be too busy to keep training.
(b) Harvest season is coming and Brother wants Doodle to be strong enough to help this year.
(c) School is coming and Doodle does not yet have the physical skills to keep up with other boys.
(d) Brother knows that when winter comes, Doodle is likely to be too ill to keep training.

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

5. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?
(a) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.
(b) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.
(c) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
(d) Their goal is to achieve something magical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the swamp near their house called?

2. What are Doodle's last words?

3. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?

4. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?

5. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?

(see the answer key)

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