Read the excerpt from "The Scarlet Ibis.”After we had drifted a long way, I put the oars in place and made Doodle row back against the tide. Black clouds began to gather in the southwest, and he kept watching them, trying to pull the oars a little faster. When we reached Horsehead Landing, lightning was playing across half the sky and thunder roared out, hiding even the sound of the sea. The sun disappeared and darkness descended, almost like night. Flocks of marsh crows flew by, heading inland to their roosting trees, and two egrets, squawking, arose from the oyster-rock shallows and careened away.
Answer
A
It shows the cruelty of the narrator.
B
It helps the setting come alive.
C
It reveals the fact that Doodle is tired.
D
It tells the reader that Doodle will die.
Explanation
The excerpt uses vivid details—the gathering black clouds, lightning, thunder, sudden darkness, and birds flying inland—to create a clear, dramatic picture of the place and weather. These sensory details help the setting come alive. Although Doodle rows faster as the storm approaches, the passage’s main effect is not simply to show his tiredness or predict his death.
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