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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 do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?
(a) They are the names of family members buried in the family graveyard.
(b) They are the locations of World War I battles.
(c) They are the places that the family plans to travel in Europe.
(d) They are the neighbor families who have lost children in World War I.

2. How does the ibis die?
(a) One of the family's cats attacks it.
(b) Brother shoots it.
(c) It dies of natural causes.
(d) Daddy shoots it.

3. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?
(a) They suggest that he might become a writer.
(b) They are jealous of him.
(c) They make fun of him.
(d) They ignore him.

4. 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) The Resurrection.
(d) Noah being swallowed by a "great fish."

5. What draws the family's attention to the ibis?
(a) The loud reaction of their chickens.
(b) A croaking noise.
(c) The sound of its wings.
(d) A flash of red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Doodle's last words?

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

3. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

4. What is "Doodle" short for?

5. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?

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