Imagery and Symbolism in "The Scarlet Ibis" — Unit test
Question 9 • GA-Literature and Composition I CR
Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.”But Mama, crying, told me that even if William Armstrong lived, he would never do these things with me. He might not, she sobbed, even be “all there.” He might, as long as he lived, lie on the rubber sheet in the center of the bed in the front bedroom where the white marquisette curtains billowed out in the afternoon sea breeze, rustling like palmetto fronds.
Answer
A
It allows the reader to correctly predict that Doodle will never be able to walk.
B
It helps the reader to better visualize the life that might lie ahead for Doodle.
C
It introduces the reader to the setting that exists throughout most of the story.
D
It shows the reader to see that Doodle’s mom is incapable of feeling hope.
Explanation
Mama imagines that Doodle might spend his life lying in bed, unable to take part in the activities his brother hopes to share with him. The details of the rubber sheet, bedroom, and curtains help the reader picture that possible future for Doodle. The passage does not prove he will never walk; it describes what Mama fears might happen.
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