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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1" "The Scarlet Ibis".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Mama.
(c) Brother.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

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

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

5. What is "Doodle" short for?
(a) Cock-a-doodle-doo.
(b) Nothing--it refers to a drawing Doodle did.
(c) Yankee Doodle.
(d) Doodlebug.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brother motivate Doodle to keep trying to learn to walk?

2. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?

3. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?

4. How does the ibis die?

5. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?

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