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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. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?
(a) His jealousy of Doodle's happy temperment.
(b) The unfair burden of having to take care of his brother.
(c) His own nature and his love for Doodle.
(d) His embarrassment and shame due to Doodle's disability.

2. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?
(a) That Brother can never do anything wrong.
(b) That Brother is kind.
(c) That Brother is a good Christian.
(d) That Brother always succeeds.

3. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?
(a) Doodle begins to have trouble breathing.
(b) Doodle begins to have nose bleeds.
(c) Doodle becomes feverish and has nightmares.
(d) Doodle talks less and seems confused at times.

4. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?
(a) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.
(b) They want to be done by springtime.
(c) They want to be done by Christmas.
(d) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.

5. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?
(a) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.
(b) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(c) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
(d) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?

2. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?

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

4. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?

5. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?

(see the answer key)

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