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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 cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?
(a) He is so relieved that everything went just right.
(b) He rarely gets the family's attention.
(c) He knows that he did it for the wrong reasons.
(d) He is afraid he might have hurt Doodle and they will find out.

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

3. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Daddy say he is expecting?
(a) A delicious dessert.
(b) A larger cotton crop than usual.
(c) A letter from a neighbor who is fighting in the war.
(d) A storm.

4. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?
(a) It is good for him.
(b) It could kill him.
(c) It is surprising.
(d) It means he is in pain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?

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

3. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?

4. What is "Doodle" short for?

5. What draws the family's attention to the ibis?

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