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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. 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) Metaphor and personification.
(c) Foreshadowing and personification.
(d) Simile and foreshadowing.

2. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Disappointment.

3. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
(a) A casket.
(b) A special bed.
(c) A cart.
(d) A wheelchair.

4. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?
(a) Floods.
(b) Insects.
(c) Drought.
(d) Frost.

5. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked with determination and persistence.
(b) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(c) They worked slowly and methodically.
(d) They worked playfully and happily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?

2. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

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

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

5. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?

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