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Scarlet Ibis Content Review

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was wrong with Doodle when he was little?

a)

He had a hard time breathing

b)

He couldn't walk

c)

His heart was weak

d)

All the other answers combined

2.

Why did Doodle's bother want to help him?

a)

He was ashamed of Doodle's disabilities

b)

He promised his father he would

c)

He is altruistic and likes to help people

d)

He wanted Doodle to run a marathon

3.

Doodle most likely has a strong reaction to the deah of the ibis because:

a)

it is very beautiful so it's death is tragic

b)

it is lost in the world and has nowhere to go

c)

he can relate to it's uniqueness and struggles

d)

he relates to it's special abilities and talents

4.

An ibis is not something that has the same meaning in other stories, therefore it is a(n):

a)

simile

b)

literary symbol

c)

allegory

d)

universal symbol

5.

Which of the following is the BEST example of foreshadowing from the story?

a)

The family and their reaction to Doodle's accomplishments

b)

The doctor's prediction about Doodle's life

c)

Doodle's real name looking good on a tombstone

d)

The training regime the narrator puts together for Doodle

6.

Symbolically, why is the go-cart a lot like the coffin?

a)

It is something he uses early in the story to help himself

b)

It's storage in the attic shows he has overcome it

c)

They both represent how he died as a baby

d)

It is one of the few things Doodle can call his own

7.

The author claims this story is about WWI and the war raging between brothers in Europe, it is:

a)

an epic

b)

a public symbol

c)

an allegory

d)

an invented symbol

8.

True or False: It is dramatic irony when the ibis dies.

a)

True

b)

False