Doodle and his Red Bird
Vexing Vocabulary
Nothing but The Odyssey
Positively Appositives
A Menagerie of Glass
100

What does the narrator teach Doodle to do, even though others think it’s impossible

Walk

100

A person who trusts too easily may be accused of this.

Credulity

100

Odysseus blinds this one-eyed monster to escape its cave.

Polyphemus (cyclops)

100

True or False: Appositives are always set off by commas.

False

100

This character serves as the narrator of The Glass Menagerie.

Tom Wingfield

200

What rare bird appears in the family's yard before Doodle’s death

A Scarlet Ibis

200

This may refer to a condition afflicting someone's ability in seeing far distances accurately.

Myopia

200

Odysseus often uses this trait to overcome obstacles.

Cleverness; cunning; trickery

200

Add commas: My friend a great cook made dinner.

My friend, a great cook, made dinner.

200

The breaking of this specific animal symbolizes Laura’s emotional state.

Glass Unicorn

300

What is the main reason Doodle's older brother pushing Doodle so hard to walk and run?

He is ashamed of having a disabled brother

300

A crowd may ____ if they are angered or dissatisfied with the venue they are watching.

Jeer

300

Odysseus must sail between these two sea monsters.

Scylla and Charybdis

300

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
A) The movie Titanic was a box office hit.
B) The movie, Titanic, was a box office hit.

B

300

Amanda’s nostalgia for her youth is an example of this recurring theme.

Memory

400

Why is the ibis a significant symbol for Doodle

Rare; delicate; out of place; ultimately die

400

Fill in the blank: The boy's prank did nothing but ___ his friend’s confidence.

Mar

400

What is the name of Odysseus' wife and son?

Penelope and Telemachus

400

Identify the appositive: Her car, an old Honda Civic with a dented door, finally broke down

An old Honda Civic with a dented door

400

Tom brings this "gentleman caller" home for dinner, to his mother’s delight.

Jim O'Connor

500

This war is lightly referenced in The Scarlet Ibis.

World War I

500

If someone acts with silent resentment after losing a game, they are acting this way.

Sullen

500

This sun god demands revenge when Odysseus's men eat his sacred cattle.

Helios

500

Combine into one sentence using an appositive: Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader. He became president of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela, a civil rights leader, became president of South Africa

500

This constantly appearing image in the background of the play symbolizes the looming presence of modernity and industry.

The portrait of the absent father