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

2. When Brother says that the smell of the graveyard flowers is coming through their windows and "speaking softy the names of our dead" (1), this is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Personification.
(d) Understatement.

3. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?
(a) They are more important than the phlox.
(b) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.
(c) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(d) They are taller than the phlox.

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

5. How old is Doodle when he begins to try to move himself?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?

2. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

3. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?

4. What is "Brother's" first reaction to Doodle?

5. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?

(see the answer key)

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