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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. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?
(a) Running.
(b) Walking.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Rope climbing.

2. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
(a) A cart.
(b) A special bed.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A casket.

3. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?
(a) "Does it make any difference?"
(b) "I won't go to school, then."
(c) "Everyone is different, somehow."
(d) "I will still have you."

4. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?
(a) The past tense of "cleave."
(b) The space between the two parts of an animal's hoof.
(c) One section of a bulb of garlic.
(d) A dried flower bud that is also a spice.

5. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?
(a) The storm started to break.
(b) He could see through the trees to where Doodle lay on the ground.
(c) His pride was like a flood of water.
(d) His anger went away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What draws the family's attention to the ibis?

3. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?

4. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?

5. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?

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