The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

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Answer the questions on the The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst.

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1.

Resentfully; gloomily
- A.
  
  Serene
- B.
  
  Sullenly
- C.
  
  Precariously
- D.
  
  Infallibilty
2.

Near; about to happen
- A.
  
  Reiterated
- B.
  
  Imminent
- C.
  
  Mar
3.

Rainbowlike; displaying a shifting range of colors
- A.
  
  Iridescent
- B.
  
  Reiterated
- C.
  
  Blighted
4.

Peaceful; calm
- A.
  
  Infallibility
- B.
  
  Doggedness
- C.
  
  Serene
5.

Inability to make a mistake
- A.
  
  Infallibility
- B.
  
  Precariously
- C.
  
  Sullenly
6.

Used as suffering from conditions that destroy or prevent growth
- A.
  
  Precariously
- B.
  
  Mar
- C.
  
  Blighted
7.

Stubbornness; persistence
- A.
  
  Infallibility
- B.
  
  Doggedness
- C.
  
  Iridescent
8.

Repeated
- A.
  
  Reiterated
- B.
  
  Stubborness
- C.
  
  Damged
9.

Unsteadily; insecurely
- A.
  
  Precariously
- B.
  
  Create
- C.
  
  Dangerously
10.

Damage; spoil
- A.
  
  Comparision
- B.
  
  Fresh
- C.
  
  Mar
11.

Figurative language helps you see familiar things in new ways.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

A comparison between two dissimular things linked by a word such as like, as, or resembles.
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Metaphor
13.

Which of the following are recurring symbols in "The Scarlet Ibis"?
- A.
  
  Bird
- B.
  
  Flowers
- C.
  
  Bees
- D.
  
  Tombstones
14.

The description of Doodle's last summer as "blighted" foreshadows
- A.
  
  Doodle's birth
- B.
  
  Doodle's coming death
- C.
  
  The scarlet ibis
- D.
  
  Life in the South
15.

The scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle in that both the child and bird are
- A.
  
  Able to move very quickly
- B.
  
  Trying to learn to fly
- C.
  
  Rare, beautiful, and fragile
- D.
  
  Very fond of being ouside
16.

The setting of the story as presented in the opening paragraph could best be described as
- A.
  
  Sad and suggestive of death
- B.
  
  Cheerful and suggestive of life
- C.
  
  Peaceful and suggestive of heaven
- D.
  
  Haunted and suggestive of danger
17.

Which of these details is not an example of foreshadowing in the story?
- A.
  
  "Don't hurt me, Brother,' he warned."
- B.
  
  "The oriole nest... rocked back and forth like an empty cradle"
- C.
  
  "The oriole nest... rocked back and forth like an empty cradle."
- D.
  
  "keeping a nice secret is very hard to do..."
18.

What does this simile indicate?They named him William Armstong, which was like trying a big tail on a small kite.
- A.
  
  The baby's abilities are amazing.
- B.
  
  Babies do not need decoration.
- C.
  
  The baby's name is too grand.
- D.
  
  Coming up with names is tricky.
19.

Whuich of following sentences contain a simile?
- A.
  
  He collapsed onto the grass like a half- empty flour sack.
- B.
  
  For the first he became one of us.
- C.
  
  He was a burden in many ways.
- D.
  
  Familly, I could see I was licked.
20.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
- A.
  
  The flower garden was brown.
- B.
  
  A grindstone stands where the bleeding tree stood.
- C.
  
  The oriole nest rocked back and forth like an empty cradle.
- D.
  
  The pale fence across the yard stands straight.
21.

Tony stared ______ out the window. He was unhappy about the weather.
- A.
  
  Imminent
- B.
  
  Sullenly
- C.
  
  Serene
22.

The vacation brochure had showed ___________ lake, calm and blue.
- A.
  
  Blighted
- B.
  
  Mar
- C.
  
  Serene
23.

Another photograph featured a waterfall that sparkled, ___________ and coloful.
- A.
  
  Iridescent
- B.
  
  Imminent
- C.
  
  Reiterated
24.

Here, however, Tony saw nothing but a ______ landscape, brown, bare, and damp.
- A.
  
  Blighted
- B.
  
  Precariously
- C.
  
  Mar
25.

He said to the empty room, "Nothing is going to _______ my vacation! I'm going to enjoy myself, rain or shine."
- A.
  
  Doggedness
- B.
  
  Mar
- C.
  
  Infallibility