The Scarlet Ibis_pages 127-130

The point of view the story is told in is...

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 1st person

• 2nd person

What did the narrator decide to teach Doodle to do?

• sit up

• walk

• talk with others

• swim

WHY did the narrator decide to teach Doodle?

• he loved his brother and wanted what was best for him

• he did it because his mom and dad told him to

• Aunt Nicey asked him to

• he did it for his own selfish pride

"With success so imminent.." The word imminent means...

• at a very slow pace

• grumpy and mad

• about to happen

• very large

Why was everyone crying when they saw Doodle walk?

• they were afraid that he would fall down and really hurt himself

• they were laughing so hard, tears rolled down their faces

• they were angry that the narrator made him to that

• they were so overwhelmed with emotions, and cried from joy at seeing him walk

Doodle loved to make up stories.....what were his made-up stories usually about?

• leaving Old Woman Swamp

• his stories all had things with wings and flew where ever they wanted to go.

• learning to walk

• going to school for the first time

Infallibility as used here: "....I began to believe in my own infallibility"....means what?

• never making a mistake

• always makings poor decisions

• weeping uncontrollably

• going against the rules, defiant

What was the NEW training plan the narrator came up with for Doodle? Chose the BEST answer.

• teach him to read

• teach him to run

• teach him to swim

• teach him to run, swim, climb trees, and fight