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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 Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Puzzled.
(d) Apathetic.

2. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(b) Doodle talks almost all the time.
(c) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.
(d) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.

3. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It seems focused on Doodle.
(b) It seems to have a broken wing.
(c) It is not frightened of the family.
(d) It is clearly dying.

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

5. Where is the ibis perched?
(a) In the bleeding tree.
(b) In the loft of the barn.
(c) On the roof of the house.
(d) On the grindstone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?

2. What replaces the tree in the yard?

3. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?

4. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?

5. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

(see the answer key)

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