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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?
(a) They take turns reading to each other.
(b) They imagine their future together.
(c) They make up stories.
(d) They practice throwing a ball.

2. Why does Brother think that it is a good thing for Doodle to have a silly name?
(a) Because people will not expect much from him.
(b) Because people will like him more.
(c) Because it will distract people from the way Doodle looks.
(d) Because Doodle has a silly sense of humor.

3. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?
(a) One section of a bulb of garlic.
(b) A dried flower bud that is also a spice.
(c) The past tense of "cleave."
(d) The space between the two parts of an animal's hoof.

4. What is Brother's real name?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) Robert Graves.
(c) James Hurst.
(d) It is never given.

5. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.
(b) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(c) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
(d) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.

6. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

7. What area is the ibis native to?
(a) Canada and the American North.
(b) South America to Florida
(c) The American South.
(d) Africa.

8. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?
(a) Suspicious and numb.
(b) Happy and excited.
(c) Confused and worried.
(d) Sad and angry.

9. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Sara Teasdale.
(b) James Hurst.
(c) Robert Graves.
(d) William Armstrong.

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

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

12. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?
(a) Go rowing at Horsehead Landing.
(b) Search to see if they can find the ibis's mate.
(c) Climb vines at Old Woman Swamp.
(d) Box at Old Woman Swamp.

13. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(b) Doodle talks almost all the time.
(c) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.
(d) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.

14. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) She steps hard on his toe.
(b) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(c) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
(d) Aunt Nicey falls down.

15. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Aunt Nicey.
(c) Doodle.
(d) The doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?

2. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?

3. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?

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

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

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