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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. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?
(a) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(b) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.
(c) They are taller than the phlox.
(d) They are more important than the phlox.

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

3. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Spiderwebs.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Poison.

4. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?
(a) Doodle talks less and seems confused at times.
(b) Doodle begins to have trouble breathing.
(c) Doodle becomes feverish and has nightmares.
(d) Doodle begins to have nose bleeds.

5. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?
(a) He tells him that their mother and father will love him more if he can walk.
(b) He reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.
(c) He tells Doodle that other boys will make fun of him if he cannot walk.
(d) He shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?

2. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?

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

4. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?

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

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