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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. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?
(a) He asks if that is what the doctor said.
(b) He decides to kill Doodle.
(c) He tells her that they will have to wait and see.
(d) He says that he will love Doodle anyway.

2. How does the ibis die?
(a) Daddy shoots it.
(b) Brother shoots it.
(c) It dies of natural causes.
(d) One of the family's cats attacks it.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

3. What is "Doodle" short for?

4. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

5. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How old is Doodle when he learns to walk, and why is his age relevant to him learning to walk?

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

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

5. When Doodle collapses during their "training," what conversation do he and "Brother" have and how does the conversation show their different attitudes about Doodle's disability?

6. What images of death does the story open with?

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

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

9. How does Doodle die?

10. What are Chateau-Thierry, Amiens, and Soissons, and how do they relate to this story?

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