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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 is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?
(a) Frost.
(b) Floods.
(c) Drought.
(d) Insects.
2. 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) He could see through the trees to where Doodle lay on the ground.
(d) His pride was like a flood of water.
3. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) After he learns to crawl.
(b) When he learns to speak.
(c) When the doctor tells them they should.
(d) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
4. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?
(a) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(b) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.
(c) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.
(d) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
5. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?
(a) He says that they are done with his physical training.
(b) He says that he will be ready to help harvest the cotton.
(c) He says that he heard a rain-frog.
(d) He says that the other boys in school will not care if he is different.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is an "ibis"?
2. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
3. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
4. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?
5. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?
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