The Scarlet Ibis

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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In "The Scarlet Ibis," the scarlet ibis is a symbol for...

• Doodle
• Doodle's brother
• illness
• birds

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What birth name was given to Doodle?

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

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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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What did Brother force Doodle to do in order to leave the barn loft?

• Touch the coffin
• Jump into a pile of hay
• Lick the poison
• Climb the blood tree

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The scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle in that both the child and the bird are...

• able to move very quickly
• trying to learn to fly
• rare, beautiful and fragile
• very fond of being outside

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What was peculiar about the way Doodle crawled?

• he never learned to crawl
• he rolled instead of crawled
• he crawled backwards
• he started crawling before he was one

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What words does Doodle say to the narrator multiple times in the story?

• "Help me, brother!"
• "Leave me alone, brother!"
• "Don't leave me, brother!"
• "I can't, brother!"

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What is the narrator's main motivation for his desire to help Doodle walk?

• insecurity.

• pride.

• safety.

• family.

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