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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
(a) Harvest season is coming and Brother wants Doodle to be strong enough to help this year.
(b) Brother knows that when school starts, Doodle is likely to be too busy to keep training.
(c) Brother knows that when winter comes, Doodle is likely to be too ill to keep training.
(d) School is coming and Doodle does not yet have the physical skills to keep up with other boys.

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

5. What replaces the tree in the yard?
(a) A statue.
(b) A shed.
(c) A grindstone.
(d) A well.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?

2. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?

3. What is Brother's real name?

4. Where is the ibis perched?

5. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whenever Doodle wants to quit trying to learn how to walk, how does "Brother" motivate him to keep trying?

2. When "Brother" tells Doodle that he is going to teach Doodle to walk, what is Doodle's response?

3. Toward the end of summer, how does "Brother" say that he and Doodle are feeling about the training, and why do they keep going?

4. Where is the grindstone and what is its symbolic meaning?

5. How does Daddy react to the hurricane, and what emotions do his reactions cause in his sons?

6. What future do "Brother" and Doodle imagine for themselves at Old Woman Sawmp?

7. When the boys are almost ready to show the family that Doodle can walk and they keep hinting that they have a big secret, what does Nicey tell them and what is its thematic significance?

8. What does the narrator make Doodle do in the barn loft, and how does Doodle react?

9. When Doodle learns to walk, where does the family put his cart, and why is this symbolically appropriate?

10. When Mama tells "Brother" that Doodle might be mentally disabled, what does "Brother" plan to do, and what changes his mind?

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