"The Scarlet Ibis" Comprehension Check

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9th Grade
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Ebony Freeman
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do the graveyard flowers at the beginning of the story symbolize?
There will most likely be a death.
The clove of seasons is the best time to garden.
The cemetery hired a new florist.
The narrator loved to grow things.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Doodle is born, the brother's reaction to his new sibling is one of ___.
worry and anxiety
terror and fear
joy and excitement
disappointment and sorrow
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Daddy had Mr. Heath, the carpenter, build a little _____ for him. But he didn't die" (462).
mahogany coffin
Doodle's own room
an oak crib
a go-kart
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is wrong with Doodle?
He's not "all there."
He has some medical condition.
He is not smart.
He is too tall.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Doodle gets his nickname because ___.
William Armstrong did not fit his personality.
He crawled backwards like a doodlebug.
Neither is correct.
Both are correct.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the narrator teach Doodle how to walk?
He wanted his brother to be normal.
He didn't teach Doodle to walk.
He wanted to help Doodle.
His dad asked him to.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Doodle and big brother spend most of their time together doing what?
Watching movies and playing video games
Helping their father build and working on the farm
Testing their athleticism by racing each other for sport
Sitting at the swamp daydreaming and imagining their future
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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