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

2. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?
(a) Aunt Nicey.
(b) Mama.
(c) Brother.
(d) Daddy.

3. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?
(a) Climb vines at Old Woman Swamp.
(b) Box at Old Woman Swamp.
(c) Search to see if they can find the ibis's mate.
(d) Go rowing at Horsehead Landing.

4. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
(a) Harvest season is coming and Brother wants Doodle to be strong enough to help this year.
(b) Brother knows that when winter comes, Doodle is likely to be too ill to keep training.
(c) School is coming and Doodle does not yet have the physical skills to keep up with other boys.
(d) Brother knows that when school starts, Doodle is likely to be too busy to keep training.

5. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?
(a) Happy and excited.
(b) Suspicious and numb.
(c) Sad and angry.
(d) Confused and worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

2. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?

3. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?

4. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?

5. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?

(see the answer key)

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