After the Hurricane (HMH modified) Test

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

The POEM from After the Hurricane is written in what Point of View?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

The Speaker is...

• King

• Freddie

• Jasper

• TK

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

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,

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.

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

What does it mean to be ashamed?

• A feeling of humiliation or to feel bad about doing something you know was wrong.

• To be excited to do bad things.

• To want others to feel bad for making your life inconvenient.

• To feel unsatisfied to bring evil into the world.

What is looting?

• Stealing goods from business, usually in riots, war, or major emergencies like natural disasters.

• Waiting on private property without purpose.

• Changing positions or movement.

• A dance involving shaking of the body.

The rhythm of the poem is read in a...

• Slow melodic pace

• Fast and Chaotic pace

• Serendipitous manner.

• Neurotic and stuttering way.