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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. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?
(a) Irony and understatement.
(b) Personification and simile.
(c) Hyperbole and sarcasm.
(d) Metaphor and imagery.
2. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.
(b) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(c) Doodle talks almost all the time.
(d) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.
3. When Doodle first begins to move, how does Mama feel?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Puzzled.
4. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?
(a) It is good for him.
(b) It means he is in pain.
(c) It is surprising.
(d) It could kill him.
5. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?
(a) Running.
(b) Rope climbing.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Walking.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Daddy have Mr. Heath make for Doodle?
2. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
3. What do the "strange names" (8) talked about at the family dinner party allude to?
4. What is "Brother's" first reaction to Doodle?
5. What are Doodle's last words?
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