The Scarlet Ibis

The narrator's desire to help Doodle walk are motivated by all of the following EXCEPT

• insecurity. 
• pride. 
• safety. 
• family. 

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What birth name was given to Doodle?

• Robert Armstrong
• William Armstrong
• George Armstrong
• Alfred Armstrong

The story suggests that Doodle's main reason for trying to become "normal" is to 

• please his borther
•  please his parents
• prove the doctor wrong
• fulfill a need in himself

Why did the narrator do Doodle a favor when he nicknamed him?

• It was easier to pronounce
• No one expected much from a boy named Doodle
• Everyone would remember his name
• It was unique, like him

How did Doodle react when he saw, "the beauty of Old Woman Swamp?"

• I refused to leave

• He began to cry

• He buried himself in leaves

• He coated his body with the water

What does Doodle do with the fallen scarlet ibis?

• Return it to Old Woman Swamp

• Bury it

• Use it in a sacred ritual

• Burn it

When Doodle's brother showed him the casket that was meant for him, what did he force Doodle to do?

• Crawl inside of it

• Pick it up and bring it inside

• Touch it

• Write his name on it

What is happening at the end of the story?

• A tornado is distroying the town

• A fire is out of control

• Rain, thunder and lightning

• A flood is destroying the town

Examples of symbols in the story include:

• the coffin (death)
• the storm (inner "storm" or turmoil)
• the scarlet ibis (Doodle)
• All of these are correct

The story explores the two sides of human nature. Even though Brother is sometimes nice to Doodle, he is more often cruel. Doodle ultimately pays the price for Brother's negative human traits. The quote from the story that best supports this dual nature is...

• "Keeping a nice secret is hard to do."
• "He was a burden in many ways."
• "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."
• "I began to week, and the tear-blurred vision in red before me looked very familiar."