"The Scarlet Ibis" Comprehension Check

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.

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

"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

What is wrong with Doodle?

• He's not "all there."

• He has some medical condition.

• He is not smart.

• He is too tall.

Doodle gets his nickname because ___.

• William Armstrong did not fit his personality.

• He crawled backwards like a doodlebug.

• Neither is correct.

• Both are correct.

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.

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

Who tells the story?

• Doodle

• Aunt Nicey

• An unnamed narrator

• Mr. Armstrong

The mood is ___ at the beginning of the short story.

• hopeful

• happy

• negative

• positive

Why did Brother teach Doodle to swim, run, and climb?

• For punishment

• Because of selfish pride

• For sympathy

• For revenge