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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
(a) "Don't hurt me, Brother."
(b) "I can do it."
(c) "I'll tell Mama."
(d) "I told you so."

3. 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 more important than the phlox.
(b) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(c) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.
(d) They are taller than the phlox.

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

5. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?
(a) Aunt Nicey.
(b) A crashed kite.
(c) Himself.
(d) The scarlet ibis.

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

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

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

9. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?
(a) That Brother is kind.
(b) That Brother can never do anything wrong.
(c) That Brother is a good Christian.
(d) That Brother always succeeds.

10. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
(a) Adam and Eve eating the apple.
(b) The Flood.
(c) Noah being swallowed by a "great fish."
(d) The Resurrection.

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

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) 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.

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

14. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?
(a) He decides to teach Doodle to swim.
(b) He takes Doodle to Old Woman Swamp over and over.
(c) He gets Doodle art supplies so that he can paint flowers.
(d) He gets Doodle a book full of pictures of flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

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

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

4. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?

5. When is the story being told?

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