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

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

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

4. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?
(a) He says that he will love Doodle anyway.
(b) He decides to kill Doodle.
(c) He tells her that they will have to wait and see.
(d) He asks if that is what the doctor said.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?

2. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?

3. Why does Brother think that it is a good thing for Doodle to have a silly name?

4. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?

5. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

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