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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. 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) Sarcasm.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pride.
(c) Love.
(d) Pity.

3. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) A cart.
(c) A special bed.
(d) A casket.

4. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1912.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?

4. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?

5. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?

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