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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 does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) After he learns to crawl.
(b) When he learns to speak.
(c) When the doctor tells them they should.
(d) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.

2. When the family sees Doodle struggling to bury the ibis, what is their response?
(a) They laugh at him.
(b) Daddy calls to Doodle to stop and come inside.
(c) Mama sends Brother out to help him.
(d) They feel sad.

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

4. Who does Doodle suggest that Brother can marry?
(a) Their aunt.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their neighbor.
(d) Their mother.

5. In the place name "Horsehead Landing," what does the word "landing" mean?
(a) A flat place between two flights of stairs.
(b) A place where planes touch down.
(c) The annual size of a catch of fish from a particular body of water.
(d) A dock or other place for boats to transfer people and cargo to land.

Short Answer Questions

1. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

2. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?

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

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

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

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