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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 Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
(a) The Flood.
(b) Adam and Eve eating the apple.
(c) Noah being swallowed by a "great fish."
(d) The Resurrection.

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

3. What is Doodle's real name?
(a) Robert Graves.
(b) James Hurst.
(c) It is never given.
(d) William Armstrong.

4. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?
(a) One with cloudy sap.
(b) One with thorns.
(c) One with red flowers.
(d) One with medicinal bark.

5. When is the story being told?
(a) At the end of Brother's life.
(b) Immediately after the events of the story take place.
(c) Some years after the events of the story take place.
(d) In the winter, after Doodle dies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

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

4. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?

5. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?

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