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Scarlet Ibis QUIZ
Question | Answer |
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How is Doodle different from other children? | he is physically disabled and weak |
Why is the narrator sometimes angry with and disappointed in Doodle? | he has high expectations of Doodle and wants him to be like the other kids but with his condition he isn't able to |
How does the narrator teach Doodle to walk? | he practices with Doodle in his free time |
What happens to the scarlet ibis? | it dies because it's exhausted from flying through a storm and ends up falling from a tree to its death |
After leaving Doodle behind in the storm, what does the narrator find when he goes back to look for Doodle? | Doodle is dead on the ground, similar to the scarlet ibis |
At first the narrator is resentful of his little brother. How do his feelings toward his brother change throughout the story? | at first, he doesn't like how Doodle is different, but as they spend time together, they develop a bond and he gains a sense of responsibility and pride, but when Doodle passes, he is left feeling a load of guilt |
Other than the ibis, what are two things that hint at Doodle's death? | his weakness and the doctor's warning |
What is the piece of advice from in the "Woman with Flower" that the narrator from "The Scarlet Ibis" could get help from? | we should nurture those we love instead of being harsh |
How do the two stories have a similar theme? | they both tell the dangers of being harsh to those we love and the dangers of pushing someone too hard |
How do they have different themes? | the poem "Woman with Flower" focuses on how love should be gentle, while "The Scarlet Ibis" focuses on pride and its destructive consequences |
Imminent? | about to occur |
Infallibility? | an inability to make errors |
Doggedness? | persistence or stubborness |
Reiterate? | to repeat |
Precariously? | insecurely or in a dangerous or unstable way |
Exotic? | excitingly strange |
Evanesce? | to disappear or vanish |
Heresy? | an action or opinion contrary to what is generally thought of as right |