Characters
Which character does the bird symbolize?
Doodle
What literary example is this an example of? “But the oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle.”
Simile
How did Doodle get around before he was taught to walk?
His brother dragged him around
Which vocab word means “Surrounded by or in the middle of? A. Untenanted B. Careened C. Amid D. Entrails
C. Amid
Who is narrating the story?
Brother
Which character is described as controlling, daring, and pushy?
Brother
What literary example is this an example of? “The last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted across the cottonfield and through every room of our house, speaking softly the names of our dead.”
Personification
What did Doodle decide to do with the bird after it died?
Bury it
Which verb means to sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way? A. Loll B. Prodding C. Amid D. Cypress
A. Loll
Which character made Doodle his go-kart?
Daddy
Which character is described as Protective, controlling, and doubtful?
Mommy
What literary example is this an example of? “The flower garden was stained with rotting brown magnolia petals and ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox.”
Imagery
What happens to Doodle when him and Brother got out of the boat and tried to run away from the storm?
He trips, falls, and ends up dying?
Fill in the blank, Doodle began to look _______, and Mama felt his forehead, asking him if he felt ill.
Feverish
Who mentioned that the Scarlet Ibis hints at bad luck?
Aunt Nicey
Which character delivers Doodle?
Aunt Nicey
What literary element is this an example of? “It’s strange that all this is still so clear to me, now that summer has long since fled and time has had its way.”
Flashback
Why does Brother cry when his family congratulates him for his effort?
He taught Doodle to walk because he was embarrassed to have a crippled brother and he felt guilty
Which vocab word means to move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specific direction?
A.Feverish B. Careened C. Untenanted D. Amid
B. Careened
What was Doodle’s name before his brother renamed him?
William Armstrong
Which character is an example of a dynamic character?
Brother
What literary example is this an example of? “A long list of don’ts went with him, all of which I ignored once we got out of the house.”
Foreshadowing
Why did Brother feel the need to teach Doodle how to walk?
He was embarrassed to have a crippled brother, or he was tried of pulling him around
Fill in the blank, That afternoon it roared back out of the west, blew the fallen oaks around, snapping their roots and tearing them out of the earth like hawks at the ______ of a chicken.
Entrails
In the last sentence, the narrator calls his brother his “fallen scarlet Ibis.” In what ways could the bird be a symbol for Doodle?
The bird symbolizes bad luck and Doodle ended up dying after he saw the bird.