Doodle and his big brother spend most of their time together

daydreaming and imaging their future by the swamp.

watching movies and playing video games.

helping their father build and work on the farm.

testing their athleticism by racing each other for sport.

Doodle's go cart (wagon) symbolizes everything EXCEPT

the burden his brother deals with.

his family's ability to adapt to his situation.

Aunt Nicey is a woman who

does not think disabled children are worth the time of day.

abandoned her religion after Doodle was born.

convinced the rest of the family that Doodle would eventually die.

The narrator wanted a brother because he wanted to

prove that be could be responsible

Why does Doodle bury the scarlet ibis?

he feels compassion toward the bird

he can't eat cobbler until the bird is buried

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 story beginning with mention of rotting flowers and death.

Why is the narrator's brother three months old before he is named?

Everybody thinks the baby will die.

His parents cannot agree on a name.

It is traditional to wait three months before naming a baby.

The baby first has to be baptized.

What prompts the narrator to show Doodle the coffin?

He has a cruel streak that surfaces occasionally.

The narrator thinks that Doodle will find it amusing.

He intends to shut Doodle up inside the coffin as a joke.

He wants to impress on Doodle how surprised they all were that Doodle survived.

Once Doodle has learned to walk, what motivates the narrator to persist with Doodle's development program?

His belief in his own infallibility

His belief in Doodle's infallibility

Which passage from "The Scarlet Ibis" best illustrates a feeling of triumph?

"There wasn't a sound as Doodle walked slowly across the room and sat down at his place at the table."

". . . I put him on his feet at least a hundred times each afternoon."

"And before I'll help you down from the loft, you're going to have to touch it."

"Finally I could see I was licked. Doodle was my brother and he was going to cling to me forever."

Which line most clearly indicates what the scarlet Ibis symbolizes?

"For a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain."

"At that moment the bird began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated . . ."

"Its long, graceful neck jerked twice into an S, then it straightened out, and the bird was still."

"Even death did not mar its grace, for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers . . ."

In "The Scarlet Ibis," how does the weather contribute to the atmosphere, or mood?

The weather seems threatening and unpredictable.

The weather creates a mood of confinement.

The weather seems reliable and reassuring.

The weather creates a feeling of lightheartedness.

Which passage from "The Scarlet Ibis" conveys a feeling of optimism?

"Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible."

"Then when the slanted rays of the sun burned orange in the tops of the pines, we'd drop our jewels into the stream and watch them float away toward the sea."

"But sometimes (like right now), as I sit in the cool, green-draped parlor, the grindstone begins to turn, and time with all its changes is ground away . . ."

". . . The peacock spread his magnificent tail, enfolding the boy gently like a closing go-to-sleep flower, burying him in the gloriously iridescent, rustling vortex."

What is the main lesson of the relationship of the two brothers in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

To appreciate a brother or sister for who they are.

To teach someone how to do something.

To be cruel when you get upset.

makes some revelation abut the subject

announces the topic in one or two words

is stated directly in the story

Which theme is represented in the story "The Scarlet Ibis"?

You don't know what you've got until it's gone.

Determination is a driving force.

How does the author emphasize the beauty of the setting ?

Alliteration - "We were down in Old Woman Swamp and it was spring and the sick-sweet smell of bay flowers hung everywhere like a mournful song."

Simile-"Keeping a nice secret is very hard to do, like holding your breath."

Hyperbole- "We danced together quite well until she came down on my big toe with her brogans, hurting me so badly, I thought I was crippled for life."

Oxymoron- "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing"

Which is an accurate setting of the story?

1920, during the Roaring Golden era in the North

1999, during the technological boom in the South

What does THE HURRICANE symbolize?

Violence; death; impending doom

The ibis; Doodle; Brother's love

Determination; high expectations

What does the color RED symbolize?

The ibis; warning/danger & love

"The Scarlet Ibis" Comprehension Questions

Authored by Murlean Denson

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8th Grade

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