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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. Who gives Doodle his nickname?
(a) Mama.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Brother.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

2. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
(a) Noah being swallowed by a "great fish."
(b) The Flood.
(c) Adam and Eve eating the apple.
(d) The Resurrection.

3. When is the story being told?
(a) Some years after the events of the story take place.
(b) In the winter, after Doodle dies.
(c) At the end of Brother's life.
(d) Immediately after the events of the story take place.

4. 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?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They forbid it.
(b) They think it is a good idea.
(c) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(d) They do not know about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

2. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?

3. What is Brother's real name?

4. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?

5. Where is the ibis perched?

(see the answer key)

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