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from After the Hurricane and from Ninth Ward

Quiz by Carrie Aultman

Grade 6
English Language Arts
Illinois Learning Standards

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  • Q1
    Why does the poet use the extended metaphor of the disaster movie at the beginning of the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane"?
    To introduce readers to the kinds of people who live near Lake George
    To give readers some additional information about the speaker and her friends
    To help readers visualize what a movie set of New Orleans looks like
    To compare the setting of the poem to something readers can understand
    300s
  • Q2
    How does the structure of lines 137 through 148 add to the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane"?
    The repetition of short questions and answers gives the poem a fast rhythm.
    The regular rhyming pattern helps readers guess what will come next.
    The sudden and irregular line breaks set the mood for readers.
    The questions and answers make the narrator sound like she's singing.
    300s
  • Q3
    The poet chose an irregular and unpredictable rhyme scheme for the excerpt from "After the Hurricane" most likely to----
    reflect the music that is part of the culture in New Orleans
    mirror the chaos in New Orleans after the hurricane
    build a somber mood like the one people felt after the hurricane.
    sound alarming like the helicopters that flew over the city
    300s
  • Q4
    Which TWO lines from the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane" contain imagery that helps the reader visualize the bleak setting of post-Katrina New Orleans?
    Line 26 and Line 42
    Line 42 and Line 115
    Line 26 and Line 66
    Line 78 and Line 115
    300s
  • Q5
    Read what a student wrote about the selection from "Ninth Ward" The narrator and her brother are stuck on the roof of their house. They are waiting for someone to come rescue them from the rising flood waters. Hurricane Katrina made it impossible to evacuate. How could the summary above be rewritten?
    Change one to someone
    Change her to she
    Change They to Them
    Change their to his
    300s
  • Q6
    Read paragraph 14 in the excerpt from Ninth Ward. Which words help the reader know what the word horizon means?
    houses, trees
    flat, empty
    tips, Tops
    Lampposts, water
    300s
  • Q7
    How does the setting of the Ninth Ward contribute to the conflict in the selection?
    The Mississippi River is flooding, causing the narrator and her brother to have to be rescued.
    The screams from the other people on their rooftops make the narrator angry.
    The sun is so hot that the narrator and her brother get sunburns while waiting on the roof.
    The narrator was unprepared for how the humidity would affect the rescue crews.
    300s
  • Q8
    In paragraph 21 of the excerpt from Ninth Ward, the narrator says, I used to think the Mississippi was beautiful, Not anymore. Using SPECIFIC information from the selection, explain why the narrator has changed her mind.
    She doesn't like it because Mama Ya-Ya didn't like it.
    Up close it is ugly, filled with garbage, clothes, and ugly catfish and eels.
    She thinks that the ocean is more beautiful than the river.
    She just decided she doesn't like it anymore because she is scared of water and can't swim.
    300s
  • Q9
    In what way are the speaker in the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane" and the narrator of the excerpt from Ninth Ward similar?
    Both feel a sense of despair about what's happening after Hurricane Katrina.
    Both are worried about being rescued from their homes during the flooding.
    Both are looking for missing relatives at the Superdome in New Orleans.
    Both feel grateful to spend time with their family members after Hurricane Katrina.
    300s
  • Q10
    What similarities do the excerpt from the poem and the excerpt from the novel have?
    The narrator is searching for meaning after the hurricane.
    The narrator sees things that make her lose hope. The narrator is not sure what the future will bring.
    The narrator vows to stay strong despite the circumstances
    The narrator is happy about the hurricane.
    300s
  • Q11
    What differences do the excerpt from the poem and the excerpt from the novel have?
    The narrator is not sure what the future will bring.
    The narrator is ecstatic.
    The narrator vows to stay strong despite the circumstances. The narrator is searching for meaning after the hurricane.
    The narrator sees things that make her lose hope.
    300s
  • Q12
    Which sentence from the excerpt from Ninth Ward best matches the feeling expressed by the speaker in line 42 of the excerpt from the poem After the Hurricane?
    I hear them screaming, calling for help.
    Then, he says softly, "Fortitude".
    I keep focused on the horizon.
    How come he didn't stop?
    300s
  • Q13
    How do the author of the excerpt from "After the Hurricane" and the author of the excerpt from "Ninth Ward" use certain words and phrases to build the anxious mood of both selections? Use SPECIFIC evidence from both the poem and the novel to support your answer.
    In the excerpt from the novel, the narrator uses images to build the anxious mood.
    In both the narrator uses words and phrases.
    In the poem the narrator uses phrases to build the anxious mood.
    In “After the Hurricane,” the poet uses phrases like “disaster movie,” “Domed in, feels like for good,” and “no help” to build an anxious mood. These phrases show that the narrator is worried about the setting around her and feels like it won’t get better. In “from Ninth Ward,” the author uses words like “trembling,” “hungry,” “thirsty,” and “tired.” Along with these words, phrases like, “I hear them screaming,” and “That’s a lie.” build the anxious mood. The narrator is surrounded by people who are upset and she, herself, doesn't feel confident about the future.
    300s

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