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

2. Who is the first to see the ibis?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Doodle.
(c) Brother.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

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

4. What is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) First person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?

2. In what year does Brother train Doodle?

3. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?

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

5. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

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