Fleeing Katrina

What did Samantha take with her when she left her home?

• her desk

• her prom dress

• all the books on her shelf

• only the things she needed

an ocean storm with strong winds

• future

• necessity

• hurricane

• levee

a structure that keeps a river from flooding

• severe

• levee

• hurricane

• necessity

What happened after the levees broke?

• The water flooded St. Bernard Parish.

• Samantha's family traveled to another city.

• The hurricane headed for St. Bernard Parish.

• Samantha's family decided to leave home.

very serious or dangerous

• hurricane

• necessity

• fortuntate

• severe

to leave or get out

• evacuate

• levee

• fortunate

• untouched

How did Samantha feel when she saw her home after the storm?

• angry

• happy

• calmed

• shocked

lucky

• evacuate

• untouched

• severe

• fortunate

what will happen in the time to come

• untouched

• future

• hurricane

• levee

What really mattered to Samantha after the storm?

• finding her books and papers

• being with the people she loved

• having a dress to wear to prom

• being able to go back to her old home