Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Author's Choices
FUN STUFF
Comprehension 3
100

What is the narrator's little brother's name?

Doodle

100
What is "a scarlet ibis"
A type of bird that is bright red and has a long, slender bill
100
Which sentence is an example of figurative language? 1) Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born. 2) Doodle and I liked to think of our futures.
1) Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born.
100

What is one theme of this story?

Too much pride can make us treat those we love in cruel ways. 

Death is the ultimate price

100

True or False: Did Brother want to kill Doodle when he was first born? WHY?

True- he thought it would be better to have a dead brother than a disabled one

200

What does the narrator teach Doodle how to do?

Walk. And later run, climb, fight, and swim

200
What prompts the narrator to show Doodle the coffin?
He is occasionally cruel to his brother.
200

What does Doodle's family expect of him? and what do they expect from brother? 

Doodle doesn't have many expecations put upon him. Brother is expected to be the one who carries the family name and do labor

200

Name one piece of rising action

Doodle is born with a weak heart/ no one thinks Doodle will survive/ Brother wants to kill Doodle(is cruel in various ways) / Brother takes it upon himself to teach Doodle to walk

200

What did the narrator show Doodle that was so beautiful?

Old Woman Swamp

300
What does Doodle find in his yard and bury?
A scarlet ibis (type of bird)
300
Why does the narrator rename his little brother Doodle?
Doodle crawls backwards like a doodle-bug
300

Give one example of personification in Paragraph 1

"last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted across the cotton field and through every room of our house, speaking softly the names of our dead."


300

Name the Climax

Brother runs away from Doodle in the rain after feeling disappointed in his lack of abilities to get out of the pond

300

Who was the only one to believe that Doodle would survive after birth?

Aunt Nicey

400

What does the narrator (brother) have too much of and what does that mean?

Pride-a deep feeling of satisfaction in your own achievements

400

What is the main lesson of the relationship of the two brothers in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

How to appreciate a those you love

400

What is a character foil? 

a figure in a story who contrasts with another character—usually the protagonist—to highlight their specific personality traits, values, or flaws.

400

Name the Falling Action

Brother goes back to Doodle and finds him dead

400

Doodle continues to do everything his brother wants him to learn, why? 

Doodle does not want to disappoint his brother

500
Why does the narrator teach Doodle how to walk?
The narrator is ashamed/embarrassed of having a brother who cannot walk.
500
The story “The Scarlet Ibis” begins with the narrator as an adult but he tells a story of when he was a child. What is this literary device called?
A flashback
500

What does the narrator compare Doodle to at the end of the story? Explain why.

Doodle is compared to a scarlet ibis because the scarlet ibis was a SYMBOL of Doodle's imminent death

500

Who is Brother's character foil and why? 

Doodle because he embodies things that brother does not. Imagination, soft-natured, follows rules

500

Who wrote the Scarlet Ibis?

James Hurst

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