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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. In the place name "Horsehead Landing," what does the word "landing" mean?
(a) The annual size of a catch of fish from a particular body of water.
(b) A place where planes touch down.
(c) A dock or other place for boats to transfer people and cargo to land.
(d) A flat place between two flights of stairs.

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

3. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?
(a) Doodle is frightened of going to school.
(b) Doodle has a vivid imagination.
(c) Doodle secretly hates Brother.
(d) Doodle is much smarter than Brother.

4. When is the story being told?
(a) Immediately after the events of the story take place.
(b) Some years after the events of the story take place.
(c) At the end of Brother's life.
(d) In the winter, after Doodle dies.

5. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(b) They forbid it.
(c) They think it is a good idea.
(d) They do not know about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?

2. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?

3. What is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

4. What is the swamp near their house called?

5. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?

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