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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 deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?
(a) They want to be done by Christmas.
(b) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.
(c) They want to be done by springtime.
(d) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.
2. 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) Personification and simile.
(b) Irony and understatement.
(c) Metaphor and imagery.
(d) Hyperbole and sarcasm.
3. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?
(a) Frost.
(b) Floods.
(c) Drought.
(d) Insects.
4. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.
5. Who is the first to see the ibis?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Brother.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Daddy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?
2. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?
3. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
4. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?
5. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
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