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

2. The sentence "Mama once said, 'And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood'" (8) is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Metaphor.

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

4. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Puzzled.
(d) Overjoyed.

5. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?
(a) They have been thrown away.
(b) In the front room of the house.
(c) They were buried with Doodle.
(d) Still in the loft in the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

2. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?

3. What is the swamp near their house called?

4. Who is the first to see the ibis?

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

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