The Scarlet Ibis

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

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

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Doodle gets his nickname because

• William Armstrong did not fit his personality. 
• he crawled backwards like a doodle bug. 
• both are correct. 
• neither are correct. 

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Doodle and his big brother spend most of their time together

• watching movies and playing video games. 
• helping their father build and work on the farm. 
• daydreaming and imagining their future by the swamp. 

• testing their athleticism by racing each other for sport. 

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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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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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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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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

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 does the scarlet ibis symbolize?

• Doodle

• The narrator

• Aunty Nicey

• Hope

The internal conflict comes from Brother's...

• cruelty.
• pride.
• guilt.
• All of these are correct

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