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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 draws the family's attention to the ibis?
(a) The loud reaction of their chickens.
(b) A flash of red.
(c) The sound of its wings.
(d) A croaking noise.

2. When the family sees Doodle struggling to bury the ibis, what is their response?
(a) They feel sad.
(b) Mama sends Brother out to help him.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) Daddy calls to Doodle to stop and come inside.

3. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Mama.

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 worth more than gold, to them.
(b) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(c) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
(d) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.

5. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(b) They think it is a good idea.
(c) They forbid it.
(d) They do not know about it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

3. Even though it seems hopeless, why does Brother say he keeps trying to teach Doodle to walk?

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

5. When is the story being told?

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