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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Second person.

2. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1914.

3. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?
(a) The ease with which nature can be harmed.
(b) The danger of Doodle's trust in Brother.
(c) The beauty of Brother and Doodle's relationship.
(d) The brief nature of youth and innocence.

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

5. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They make fun of him.
(c) They suggest that he might become a writer.
(d) They are jealous of him.

6. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?
(a) It has been injured by the storm.
(b) It does not seem to be able to see very well.
(c) The bird is far from its usual habitat.
(d) It is tired, or sick.

7. What are Doodle's last words?
(a) "Don't leave me!"
(b) "I love you."
(c) "Don't hurt me!"
(d) "I told you."

8. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
(b) When he learns to speak.
(c) When the doctor tells them they should.
(d) After he learns to crawl.

9. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?
(a) He tells Doodle that other boys will make fun of him if he cannot walk.
(b) He reminds Doodle of how hard he worked to learn to crawl.
(c) He tells him that their mother and father will love him more if he can walk.
(d) He shames him by making him imagine being an old man pulled around in a cart.

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

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

12. 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 won't go to school, then."
(b) "Does it make any difference?"
(c) "Everyone is different, somehow."
(d) "I will still have you."

13. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They do not know about it.
(b) They think it is a good idea.
(c) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(d) They forbid it.

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

15. 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) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.
(c) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.
(d) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?

2. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?

3. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?

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

5. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?

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