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

2. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?
(a) Imagery, metaphor, and allegory.
(b) Symbolism, flashback, and euphemism.
(c) Imagery, foreshadowing, and simile.
(d) Metaphor, allusion, and symbolism.

3. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?
(a) Brother.
(b) Mama.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Daddy.

4. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?
(a) He reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.
(b) He shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.
(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.

5. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?

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

3. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?

4. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?

5. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

(see the answer key)

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