After the Hurricane (HMH modified) Test

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English
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6th Grade
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Andy Weete
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why does the poet use the metaphor of the disaster movie at the beginning of the excerpt from the poem “After the Hurricane”? (Line 7)
To help readers visualize what a movie set of New Orleans looks like
To give readers some additional information about the speaker and her friends
To compare the setting of the poem to something readers can understand
To introduce readers to the kinds of people who live near Lake George
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The POEM from After the Hurricane is written in what Point of View?
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The Speaker is...
King
Freddie
Jasper
TK
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The poet chose an irregular and unpredictable rhyme scheme for the excerpt from “After the Hurricane” most likely to —
reflect the music that is a part of the culture in New Orleans
mirror the chaos in New Orleans after the hurricane
sound alarming like the helicopters that flew over the city
build a somber mood like the one people felt after the hurricane
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which line from the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane" contain imagery that helps the reader visualize the bleak mood of post-Katrina New Orleans?
Line 26 - Camera crews bark, “Big Mike! Get this, over here!”
Line 42 - The world is here but no one’s coming.
Line 66 - How can I leave TK and Grandmama?
Line 78 - I lick the salt off my bare arms,
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The metaphor, King's got a First Trumpet Stride means...
King is sprinting to his destination.
King shuffles his feet when he walks.
King skips from place to place.
King walks with purpose or confidence.
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CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How is the statement "the water company loves us" an example of personification?
The water company really does love the Brass Crew specifically.
Water = Love
It gives a human emotion (love) to a non-human object (the water company)
first name: Water - last name: Company
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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