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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the swamp near their house called?
(a) Black Swamp.
(b) Okefenokee Swamp.
(c) Deadwood Swamp.
(d) Old Woman Swamp.

2. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?
(a) A salesperson in a store.
(b) The metal used in welding.
(c) A person in the army.
(d) The paste that holds bricks together.

3. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?
(a) He is young and excited.
(b) His own pride.
(c) He secretly wants to hurt Doodle.
(d) He promised Aunt Nicey.

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

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

6. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?
(a) He will try.
(b) That he cannot walk.
(c) Thank you.
(d) It is not a good idea.

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

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

9. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) They are overjoyed.
(b) They worry about the danger it puts Doodle in.
(c) They refuse to believe it is really happening.
(d) They insist that the family all pray together.

10. Who is the first to see the ibis?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Aunt Nicey.
(c) Brother.
(d) Doodle.

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

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

13. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?
(a) He rarely gets the family's attention.
(b) He is afraid he might have hurt Doodle and they will find out.
(c) He knows that he did it for the wrong reasons.
(d) He is so relieved that everything went just right.

14. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?
(a) They are taller than the phlox.
(b) They are more important than the phlox.
(c) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.
(d) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.

15. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Daddy say he is expecting?
(a) A letter from a neighbor who is fighting in the war.
(b) A delicious dessert.
(c) A storm.
(d) A larger cotton crop than usual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?

2. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?

3. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?

4. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?

5. 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?

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