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Bass
Toad
Pie
Ibis
Terms
100
What does the boy love to do in his spare time?
He loves to go fishing.
100
Where does the boy capture the toad?
He captures it in the big empty lot where he plays.
100
What does the narrator love to eat for desert?
He loves to eat sweet potatoe pie.
100
What is a scarlet ibis?
It is a red bird with a long neck, and small tiny legs.
100
Who is the main character in the Scarlet Ibis?
It is doodle.
200
What is he driving when he picks up the girl?
He is driving a canoe.
200
Who does the toad resemble in the story?
The toad resembles the grandma.
200
What is the narrator's name in the story?
His name is buddy.
200
Why does the family keep the crippled boy in a room?
Because he is crippled, and he is different from everybody else.
200
Who is the antagonist in the Scarlet Ibis?
It is doodles older brother.
300
What happens to the boy when he is taking the girl to the dance?
A fish bites on to his fishing line.
300
Where does he keep the toad when he hides it?
He keeps it in his pocket.
300
What does his family do for a living?
They are share croppers.
300
What does the older brother teach his younger brother to do?
He teaches him to walk.
300
What is the climax in the story, The Scarlet Ibis?
When the younger brother Doodle starts to walk.
400
Why did he cut the fishing line when the fish bites?
Because he sees the girl stretching out.
400
What happens to the toad when it escapes?
It gets run over by a car.
400
Why does Charlie not tell the student he is Buddy's brother?
He doesn't want the student to know his professor's brother is a nobody.
400
What is Doodle's real name?
His name is William Armstrong.
400
Whos point of view is telling the story in Sweet Potatoe Pie?
The narrator's point of view.
500
What does he mean when he says the fishing rod is lithe?
He is saying the fishing rod is really limber or bending easily.
500
What happens to the grandma at the end of the story?
She dies.
500
Why does Charlie not want Buddy to carry the brown paper bag through the hotel lobby?
Because Charlie says Buddy is somebody.
500
How does Doodle die?
He tries to hard.
500
What is the resolution in the story, the Scarlet Ibis?
Doodle dies, and the older brother feels sorry for what he did.