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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. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?
(a) Still in the loft in the barn.
(b) In the front room of the house.
(c) They were buried with Doodle.
(d) They have been thrown away.

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

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

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 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 shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.

5. 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 neighbor families who have lost children in World War I.
(d) They are the places that the family plans to travel in Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?

2. What is Doodle's real name?

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

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

5. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?

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