Eng 2 Quarter 1Final

In The Scarlet Ibis why does Brother name his little brother Doodle?

• He likes to draw

• He is unable to say his real name

• He crawls like a doodlebug

• He wants everyone to have high expectations of him

The narrator wanted a brother because he wanted to 

• be able to show off
• have a companion
• have someone to boss around
• prove that be could be responsible

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

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

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor? "his eyes popped round like two blue buttons"

• Simile
• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the scarlet ibis symbolize?

• Doodle

• The narrator

• Aunty Nicey

• Hope

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

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

• ". . . 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."

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which line most clearly indicates what the scarlet Ibis symbolizes?

• "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 . . ."

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1