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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 does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Spiderwebs.
(b) Poison.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Bird droppings.
2. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.
(b) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.
(c) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.
(d) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
3. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?
(a) Doodle begins to have nose bleeds.
(b) Doodle becomes feverish and has nightmares.
(c) Doodle begins to have trouble breathing.
(d) Doodle talks less and seems confused at times.
4. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?
(a) He takes Doodle to Old Woman Swamp over and over.
(b) He decides to teach Doodle to swim.
(c) He gets Doodle art supplies so that he can paint flowers.
(d) He gets Doodle a book full of pictures of flowers.
5. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) After he learns to crawl.
(b) When he learns to speak.
(c) When the doctor tells them they should.
(d) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?
2. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
3. Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
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?
5. What is "Brother's" first reaction to Doodle?
This section contains 348 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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