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

2. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?
(a) Love.
(b) Pity.
(c) Pride.
(d) Anger.

3. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?
(a) "I will still have you."
(b) "I won't go to school, then."
(c) "Does it make any difference?"
(d) "Everyone is different, somehow."

4. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It is clearly dying.
(b) It seems to have a broken wing.
(c) It is not frightened of the family.
(d) It seems focused on Doodle.

5. The phrase, "[T]he oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle" (1) is an example of which two literary techniques?
(a) Imagery and metaphor.
(b) Simile and foreshadowing.
(c) Foreshadowing and personification.
(d) Metaphor and personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?

2. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?

3. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?

4. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?

5. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?

(see the answer key)

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