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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. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?
(a) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.
(b) They want to be done by springtime.
(c) They want to be done by Christmas.
(d) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.

2. The sentence "Mama once said, 'And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood'" (8) is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Metaphor.

3. What is the swamp near their house called?
(a) Black Swamp.
(b) Deadwood Swamp.
(c) Okefenokee Swamp.
(d) Old Woman Swamp.

4. What area is the ibis native to?
(a) South America to Florida
(b) Canada and the American North.
(c) Africa.
(d) The American South.

5. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(b) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.
(c) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
(d) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?

2. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?

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

4. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

5. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?

(see the answer key)

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