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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 Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?
(a) The paste that holds bricks together.
(b) A salesperson in a store.
(c) A person in the army.
(d) The metal used in welding.

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

3. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?
(a) The bird is far from its usual habitat.
(b) It has been injured by the storm.
(c) It is tired, or sick.
(d) It does not seem to be able to see very well.

4. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(b) They worked with determination and persistence.
(c) They worked playfully and happily.
(d) They worked slowly and methodically.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the ibis perched?

3. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?

4. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?

5. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?

(see the answer key)

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