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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. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.
(b) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
(c) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(d) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.

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

3. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?
(a) "I hate you."
(b) "Why?"
(c) "Don't leave me."
(d) "Am I going to die?"

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

5. Where is the ibis perched?
(a) On the grindstone.
(b) In the bleeding tree.
(c) On the roof of the house.
(d) In the loft of the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

2. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?

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

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

5. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?

(see the answer key)

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