The Problems with Hurricanes (Poem by Victor Hernández Cruz

The setting of this poem is most likely -

• a marina in Florida

• a farm in a warm climate

• a horse and cattle ranch

• a tropical beach

What image does the simile in line 8 suggest about tree fruits in a hurricate?

flying into town like projectiles.

• They are moving faster that the wind.

• They are moving as fast as cars in a race.

• They are moving like arrows at a target.

• They are moving at the speed of sound.

In the second stanza, the campesino suggests that loss caused by flying fruit might cause a family -

How would your family

feel if they had to tell

The generations that you

got killed by a flying

Banana.

• humiliation

• discrimination

• awkwardness

• clumsiness

Line 19 is important to the poem because it helps the reader to -

But

• pause and prepare for a new stanza

• pause and sense a negative mood

• pause and compare two situations

• pause and understand the plot

Which statement is the main idea expressed in the poem?

• Honor is the most important quality.

• The elements of a windy, noisy hurricane cannot harm you.

• There is too much to worry about in bad weather.

• One should be mindful of beautiful sweet things.

Read the dictionary entry below.

temple 1. a building dedicated to religious ceremonies or worship. 2. the flat region on either side of the forehead. 3. a device in a loom that keeps the cloth stretched 4. either of the sidepieces of a frame for eyeglasses

Temple at 70 miles per hour

Which definition best fits how temple is used in line 23?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Read the last stanza of the poem, then select two words that tell how the campesino is feeling.

The campesino takes off his hat -

As a sign of respect

toward the fury of the wind

And says:

Don't worry about the noise

Don't worry about the water

Don't worry about the wind -

If you are going out

beware of mangoes

And all such beautiful

sweet things.

• Fearful

• Honored

• Humbled

• Worried

• Bitter

In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes," the campesino compares honorable death to shameful death. Select the box for each event that matches either an "honorable" or "shameful" death, according to the campesino.

Death by drowning -

• Honorable

• Shameful

In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes," the campesino compares honorable death to shameful death. Select the box for each event that matches either an "honorable" or "shameful" death, according to the campesino.

Being killed by a flying banana -

• Honorable

• Shameful

In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes," the campesino compares honorable death to shameful death. Select the box for each event that matches either an "honorable" or "shameful" death, according to the campesino.

A mango smashing your skull

• Honorable

• Shameful