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

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 is surprising.
(b) It could kill him.
(c) It means he is in pain.
(d) It is good for him.

4. 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) Euphemism.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Personification.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. What are Doodle's last words?
(a) "I told you."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "Don't leave me!"
(d) "Don't hurt me!"

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?

2. At what time of year is Doodle finally ready to show the family that he can walk?

3. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

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

5. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?

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