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Which of these is an example of paradox ( a statement that contradicts itself,opposites) within the story?

• Doodle touches the coffin that was meant for him and realizes that the family is still waiting for him to die.

• The narrator's pride causing Doodle's death because it pushes Doodle too far.

• The narrator's pride brings a new outlook on life by teaching Doodle how to walk, but it also brings death because he pushes Doodle too far.

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In the sentence, "...the picture he painted was so serene that all I could do was whisper Yes, yes," the word serene means --

• exciting and dazzling

• calm and still

• sleepy and numb

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The tone of "The Scarlet Ibis" can best be described as--

• light-hearted

• somber

• silly

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The figurative language throughout the story suggests that the scarlet ibis is a symbol for --

• impending doom because it comes in with the storm and then dies

• Doodle because both set out on long journeys just to die

• death because Aunt Nicey says dead red birds are unlucky

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How would you characterize (describe) Doodle?-

• mean, annoying

• innocent, caring

• playful, daring

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In the sentence, "...a bird...with scarlet feathers and longs legs, was perched precariously...its

wings hung down loosely," the word precariously means --

• in a stiff manner

• in an insecure position

• in a dazzling fashion

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The author uses what type of figurative language in order to show that the mahogany coffin, which remains in the barn loft, conveys Doodle's death?

• Paradox

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

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Read the following excerpt.

"The rain was coming, roaring through the pines, and then, like a bursting Roman candle, a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning. When the deafening peal of thunder had died, and in the moment before the rain arrived, I heard Doodle, who had fallen behind, cry out,

'Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!'"

The imagery from the selection creates a mood of --

• suspense

• foreboding

• melancholy

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Read the following sentence.

"I thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my breath, running, jumping, or climbing the vines in Old Woman Swamp, and I wanted more than anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea."

These sentences imply that the narrator had wanted a brother because

• he wanted to be able to show off

• he wanted someone to play with

• he wanted to have someone to boss around

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The color red is mentioned throughout the Scarlet Ibis. What is emotions are the color red usually connected to?

• Love, Kindness

• Anger, Death

• Life, Hope,

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