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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) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.
(b) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(c) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.
(d) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.

2. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
(a) Harvest season is coming and Brother wants Doodle to be strong enough to help this year.
(b) Brother knows that when winter comes, Doodle is likely to be too ill to keep training.
(c) Brother knows that when school starts, Doodle is likely to be too busy to keep training.
(d) School is coming and Doodle does not yet have the physical skills to keep up with other boys.

3. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?
(a) They are the names of family members buried in the family graveyard.
(b) They are the locations of World War I battles.
(c) They are the neighbor families who have lost children in World War I.
(d) They are the places that the family plans to travel in Europe.

4. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) Robert Graves.
(c) Sara Teasdale.
(d) James Hurst.

5. What is "Doodle" short for?
(a) Yankee Doodle.
(b) Nothing--it refers to a drawing Doodle did.
(c) Cock-a-doodle-doo.
(d) Doodlebug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?

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

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

4. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?

5. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?

(see the answer key)

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