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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. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Mama.
(c) Doodle.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

2. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Doodle.
(c) Mama.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

3. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.
(b) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.
(c) A full head of hair.
(d) A hand that is curved like a hook.

4. What is Brother's real name?
(a) It is never given.
(b) William Armstrong.
(c) Robert Graves.
(d) James Hurst.

5. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?
(a) "I hate you."
(b) "Am I going to die?"
(c) "Why?"
(d) "Don't leave me."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?

2. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?

3. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?

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

5. In what year does Brother train Doodle?

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