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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. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?
(a) Horsehead Landing.
(b) Old Woman Swamp.
(c) The family graveyard.
(d) The cottonfield.

2. 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 taller than the phlox.
(b) They are more important than the phlox.
(c) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(d) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.

3. What is "Doodle" short for?
(a) Nothing--it refers to a drawing Doodle did.
(b) Cock-a-doodle-doo.
(c) Yankee Doodle.
(d) Doodlebug.

4. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?
(a) It could kill him.
(b) It is good for him.
(c) It is surprising.
(d) It means he is in pain.

5. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?
(a) Old Woman Swamp.
(b) New York City.
(c) In a treehouse.
(d) In a houseboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?

2. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?

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

4. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?

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

(see the answer key)

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