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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 Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?
(a) Suspicious and numb.
(b) Happy and excited.
(c) Sad and angry.
(d) Confused and worried.

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

3. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?
(a) The beauty of Brother and Doodle's relationship.
(b) The danger of Doodle's trust in Brother.
(c) The brief nature of youth and innocence.
(d) The ease with which nature can be harmed.

4. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?
(a) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(b) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.
(c) They are more important than the phlox.
(d) They are taller than the phlox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

2. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?

3. 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?

4. Where is the ibis perched?

5. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

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