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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. 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 asks if that is what the doctor said.
(c) He decides to kill Doodle.
(d) He says that he will love Doodle anyway.
2. 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 reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.
(c) He tells Doodle that other boys will make fun of him if he cannot walk.
(d) He tells him that their mother and father will love him more if he can walk.
3. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?
(a) He takes Doodle to Old Woman Swamp over and over.
(b) He gets Doodle a book full of pictures of flowers.
(c) He gets Doodle art supplies so that he can paint flowers.
(d) He decides to teach Doodle to swim.
4. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?
(a) They are the names of family members buried in the family graveyard.
(b) They are the locations of World War I battles.
(c) They are the places that the family plans to travel in Europe.
(d) They are the neighbor families who have lost children in World War I.
5. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(b) She steps hard on his toe.
(c) Aunt Nicey falls down.
(d) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time of year is Doodle finally ready to show the family that he can walk?
2. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?
3. When is the story being told?
4. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?
5. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
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