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The Scarlet Ibis
The Scarlet Ibis
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1
Aunt Nicey tells the family that a dead bird is bad luck. This foreshadow's what?
Doodle's illness
the storm
Brother's anger
Doodle's death
2
Why is the narrator disappointed in his brother?
Doodole will be feared when he starts school
Doodle will not be able to go to school
Doodle is not as intelligent as the other kids
Doodle's shortcomings will embarass him
3
How old is Doodle when he was given a name?
3 hours
3 months
2 days
4 years
4
Why does Brother nickname his little brother Doodle?
He crawls like a doodlebug
He looks like a doodlebug
He makes noises like a Doodlebug
He likes to doodle
5
The condition of not being likely to fail; incapable of error.
infallibility
precariously
exotic
doggedness
6
What is Doodle's actual name?
William Armstrong
William Shakespeare
Lance Armstrong
Kanye West
7
What was Doodle born with?
A smile on his face
A Birthmark
A Brain Tumor
A Caul
8
Even when we were outside, he clung to me, crying,
"Don't leave me.Don't leave me."
irony
metaphor
foreshadowing
simile
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Pride is a seed
that bears two vines, life and death.
forshadowing
irony
metaphor
simile
10
The story is narrated in what point of view?
First Person
Objective Point of View
Fourth Person
Third Person
11
What place is special to Brother and Doodle?
The bleeding tree
Oak Cliff
Daddy's barn
Old Woman Swamp
12
What does Doodle do that shows he feels connected to the scarlet ibis?
plays with it
kills it
buries it
looks at it
13
"Summer was dead but autumn has not yet been born" is an example of what?
foreshadowing
simile
imagery
personification
14
Which is an accurate summary of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
A family must overcome tremendous obstacles
A town not accepting of a disabled boy
A boy struggles with selfish pride of his disabled brother
A bird that dies in a hurricane and is buried by a boy
15
The scarlet ibis and doodle are both...
young and childish
red and tropical
sweet and kind
delicate and rare
16
Likely to happen soon.
imminent
reiterate
heresy
evanesce
17
What is the overall mood of the Scarlet Ibis?
terrifying
exciting
sad
confusing
18
Who is the narrator of the story?
Doodle's father
Unknown
Doodle's brother
Doodle
19
What was the coffin for Doodle made out of?
Oak
Mahogany
Pin
Cherry
20
We had wandered too far into a net of expectations and
had left no crumbs behind
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metaphor
simile
allusion
personification
21
What does the scarlet ibis symbolize?
bad luck
The family
Doodle
The storm
