Scarlet Ibis

What do the graveyard flowers at the beginning of the story foreshadow? 

• The cemetery hired a new florist. 
• There will most likely be a death. 
• It is the best time of the year to plant a garden. 
• The narrator loved to grow things. 

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The quote, "Such a name sounds good only on a tombstone" is an example of

• Mood
• Suspense
• Internal Conflict
• Foreshadowing

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When Doodle is born, the brother's reaction to his new sibling is that of

• terror and fear. 
• joy and excitement. 
• worry and anxiety. 
• disappointment and sorrow. 

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Doodle's go cart (wagon) symbolizes everything EXCEPT

• his disability. 
• the burden his brother deals with. 
• his family's ability to adapt to his situation. 
• his freedom and independence. 

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What does the scarlet ibis symbolize?

• Doodle

• The narrator

• Aunty Nicey

• Hope

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Why does Doodle bury the scarlet ibis?

• Dad tells him to do it
• the narrator makes him do it
• he can't eat cobbler until the bird is buried
• he feels compassion toward the bird

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The way the reader feels while reading the story

• Tone
• Mood
• Irony
• Foreshadowing

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All of the following are examples of foreshadowing in "The Scarlet Ibis" EXCEPT...

• The narrator saying that Doodle's real name would sound good on a tombstone.
• The ibis dying.
• The story beginning with mention of rotting flowers and death.
• Doodle learning to walk.

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Define foreshadowing.

• A flashback of what happened previously
• A hint at something that will happen later
• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Which of the following statements is the BEST definition of THEME?

• the author's message or the central idea of a story
• the sequence of events or actions in a story
• the conversations between characters in a story
• the perspective from which the story is told

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