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The Scarlet Ibis
The Scarlet Ibis
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1
What prepares a recipe for disaster?
Delusions of infallibility
Love
Cracked pride
Childish spite
2
"Which one does not explain the following? "I made him swim until he turned blue."
pride
ignorance
love
ambition
3
Which fairy tale does the narrator indirecly compare his inability to lower his expectations?
Jack and the Bean Stalk
Cinderella
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood
4
Which of the following is not used as a foreshadowing element?
Doodle's song
The phrase 'clove of seasons'
The grindstone
The empty oriole nest
5
Who hears the rain frog at lunch on the day the scarlet ibis perches on the bleeding tree?
Doodle
Mother
Father
Aunt Nicey
6
How does the narrator find the final intrusion of rain in their terrific development program?
heretic
tragic
spiteful
frustrating
7
What's the bird in the picture called?
Hawk
Stork
Rail
Egret
8
What two things can you see in the picture?
wreath - lace
bouquet - lace
petals - veil
circlet - veil
9
Which one is ironic?
Aunt Nicey's expectation
The terrific development program
The untenanted bird nest
The heresy of rain
10
Given that a heathen is a heretic, what does the carpenter do that lives up to his name Heath?
He isn't happy when Doodle walks
He doesn't expect Doodle to live
He doesn't repair Doodle's cart
He doesn't go to church
11
What does the story teach the reader most directly?
That love and pride are a dangerous mixture
Not to be blinded by ambition
Not to love someone too much
Not to be a slave of our love
12
What does the picture demonstrate in the story?
Doodle's grace
The diversity of species in the swamp
Aunt Nicey's expectations
Doodle's imagination
13
End of summer is marked by the _____ of the two siblings, who didn't accept defeat easily.
Courage
Anxiety
Solidarity
Doggedness
14
Hope is compared to a bird perching on the lacy toothbrush tree. What bird is it?
cardinal
oriole
egret
rail
15
With the first signs of success, promise lies about the boys like a/an _____?
pot of gold
armada of fiddler crabs
flower wreaths
lacy toothbrush tree
16
Which of the elements does not exist in the story?
Satisfaction
Imagination
Superstition
Belonging
17
The summer of 1918 was marked by all but _____.
Hurricanes tipping trees
War taking its toll on human lives
Hawks attacking chicken
Drought wilting the plants
18
When does the narrator careen Doodle over the corners?
When Doodle managed to walk for the first time
At the beginning to deter him from tagging along
When the narrator was frustrated with Doodle's slow progress
When running away from the unexpected rain
19
What is the voice of the narrator in telling the story?
Compassionate (loving)
Wistful (longing)
Apologetic
Regretful
20
Where does the narrator threaten Doodle?
Under the bleeding tree
At Old Woman Swamp
At Horsehead Landing
In the barn
21
The scarlet ibis represents Doodle in all except _____.
Weakness
Sacredness
Grace
Disparity
22
Who hurts the narrator soon after they show the family that Doodle can indeed walk?
The Carpenter
Father
Aunt Nicey
Mother
23
Which flower does the smell
that wafts from the cemetery to the house belong to
?
petunia
wildflower
snake flower
iron weed
24
What word best describes the dogs?
Smothered
Draped
Shrivelled
Furled
25
The narrator has all of the following except _____.
respect
ambition
pride
spite
