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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. In the place name "Horsehead Landing," what does the word "landing" mean?
(a) A flat place between two flights of stairs.
(b) A dock or other place for boats to transfer people and cargo to land.
(c) The annual size of a catch of fish from a particular body of water.
(d) A place where planes touch down.

2. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?
(a) He tells her that they will have to wait and see.
(b) He says that he will love Doodle anyway.
(c) He asks if that is what the doctor said.
(d) He decides to kill Doodle.

3. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
(b) After he learns to crawl.
(c) When he learns to speak.
(d) When the doctor tells them they should.

4. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Doodle.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

5. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Poison.
(b) Spiderwebs.
(c) Bird droppings.
(d) Cockroaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?

2. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?

3. What replaces the tree in the yard?

4. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?

5. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?

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