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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. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?
(a) He says that the other boys in school will not care if he is different.
(b) He says that he heard a rain-frog.
(c) He says that he will be ready to help harvest the cotton.
(d) He says that they are done with his physical training.

2. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Mama.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

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

4. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?
(a) They have been thrown away.
(b) Still in the loft in the barn.
(c) They were buried with Doodle.
(d) In the front room of the house.

5. What replaces the tree in the yard?
(a) A grindstone.
(b) A statue.
(c) A well.
(d) A shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?

2. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?

3. The sentence "Mama once said, 'And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood'" (8) is an example of which literary technique?

4. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?

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

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