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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 is Brother's real name?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) It is never given.
(c) James Hurst.
(d) Robert Graves.

2. What draws the family's attention to the ibis?
(a) A flash of red.
(b) The sound of its wings.
(c) The loud reaction of their chickens.
(d) A croaking noise.

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?
(a) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.
(b) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(c) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
(d) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.

4. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.
(b) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(c) Doodle talks almost all the time.
(d) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.

5. What replaces the tree in the yard?
(a) A shed.
(b) A well.
(c) A grindstone.
(d) A statue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?

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

4. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?

5. What is an "ibis"?

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