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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. How does the ibis die?
(a) Brother shoots it.
(b) It dies of natural causes.
(c) Daddy shoots it.
(d) One of the family's cats attacks it.

2. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.
(b) A hand that is curved like a hook.
(c) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.
(d) A full head of hair.

4. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.
(b) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
(c) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(d) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.

5. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?
(a) He shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.
(b) He tells Doodle that other boys will make fun of him if he cannot walk.
(c) He tells him that their mother and father will love him more if he can walk.
(d) He reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?

2. 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?

3. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

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

5. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?

(see the answer key)

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