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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 Brother says that the smell of the graveyard flowers is coming through their windows and "speaking softy the names of our dead" (1), this is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?
(a) The cottonfield.
(b) Horsehead Landing.
(c) Old Woman Swamp.
(d) The family graveyard.

3. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?
(a) It could kill him.
(b) It is good for him.
(c) It means he is in pain.
(d) It is surprising.

4. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
(a) "I told you so."
(b) "I'll tell Mama."
(c) "I can do it."
(d) "Don't hurt me, Brother."

5. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?
(a) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.
(b) They want to be done by springtime.
(c) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.
(d) They want to be done by Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?

2. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?

3. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?

4. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

5. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?

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