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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?
(a) Because he loves Brother.
(b) Because it is pretty.
(c) Because his life is too hard.
(d) Because he has never seen flowers before.

2. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?
(a) His anger went away.
(b) His pride was like a flood of water.
(c) He could see through the trees to where Doodle lay on the ground.
(d) The storm started to break.

3. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?
(a) Doodle might have to go live in a hospital.
(b) Doodle might have a mental illness.
(c) Doodle might be missing a limb.
(d) Doodle might be intellectually disabled.

4. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?
(a) It means he is in pain.
(b) It is good for him.
(c) It could kill him.
(d) It is surprising.

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

6. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

8. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Puzzled.

9. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.
(b) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.
(c) A full head of hair.
(d) A hand that is curved like a hook.

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

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

12. 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?
(a) Scoops Doodle up and dances with him in the rain.
(b) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.
(c) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.
(d) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.

13. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?
(a) In a houseboat.
(b) In a treehouse.
(c) New York City.
(d) Old Woman Swamp.

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

15. Who gives Doodle his nickname?
(a) Mama.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Brother.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

3. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?

4. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?

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

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