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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 Christmas.
(b) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.
(c) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.
(d) They want to be done by springtime.

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

3. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?
(a) Himself.
(b) A crashed kite.
(c) The scarlet ibis.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

4. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?
(a) That Brother is kind.
(b) That Brother is a good Christian.
(c) That Brother always succeeds.
(d) That Brother can never do anything wrong.

5. What is an "ibis"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A type of tree.
(c) A flower.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

3. 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?

4. What is "Brother's" first reaction to Doodle?

5. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?

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