The Scarlet Ibis

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

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

What do the graveyard flowers at the beginning of the story foreshadow? 

• The cemetery hired a new florist. 
• There will most likely be a death. 
• It is the best time of the year to plant a garden. 
• The narrator loved to grow things. 

When Doodle is born, the brother's reaction to his new sibling is that of

• terror and fear. 
• joy and excitement. 
• worry and anxiety. 
• disappointment and sorrow. 

Doodle's go cart (wagon) symbolizes everything EXCEPT

• his disability. 
• the burden his brother deals with. 
• his family's ability to adapt to his situation. 
• his freedom and independence. 

What does the scarlet ibis symbolize?

• Doodle

• The narrator

• Aunty Nicey

• Hope

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

All of the following are examples of foreshadowing in "The Scarlet Ibis" EXCEPT...

• The narrator saying that Doodle's real name would sound good on a tombstone.
• The ibis dying.
• The story beginning with mention of rotting flowers and death.
• Doodle learning to walk.

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

As an adult, the narrator believes that his behavior toward Doodle was controlled mainly by feelings of 

• pity
• love
• pride
• meanness

Doodle's reactions to the scarlet ibis suggest that he is unusually 

• strange
• sensitive
• superstitious 
• knowledgeable