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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. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?
(a) Brother knows that when winter comes, Doodle is likely to be too ill to keep training.
(b) Brother knows that when school starts, Doodle is likely to be too busy to keep training.
(c) School is coming and Doodle does not yet have the physical skills to keep up with other boys.
(d) Harvest season is coming and Brother wants Doodle to be strong enough to help this year.

2. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) They are overjoyed.
(b) They worry about the danger it puts Doodle in.
(c) They insist that the family all pray together.
(d) They refuse to believe it is really happening.

3. What is an "ibis"?
(a) A type of tree.
(b) A flower.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fish.

4. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
(a) "I told you so."
(b) "I'll tell Mama."
(c) "I can do it."
(d) "Don't hurt me, Brother."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?

2. What replaces the tree in the yard?

3. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

4. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Daddy say he is expecting?

5. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?

(see the answer key)

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