Tsunami Passages

How many times was Browne's house swept into the Hilo harbor?

• zero

• one

• two

• three

When one is "lured", one is...

• tricked or grabbed

• drawn in or enticed

• visible or polished

• swept away or floating

What do both stories have in common?

• devastating waves

• sacrificing waves

• waves that hit in the 1900s

• waves that people knew were coming

Most likely, if Browne had looked out in to the harbor before the tsunami hit, she would have

• not polished her shoes

• tried to lure people to higher ground

• seen the ocean pulling back from the land

• known that it wasn't an April Fools' joke

One can tell from the stories that the tsunami that destroyed Hiromura

• started near the water's surface

• may not have started close to Japan

• destroyed the dike the villagers built

• was not as devastating as the one that hit Hilo

What is the central idea of passage #1?

• Mieko Browne saved her village from the tsunami.

• Mieko Browne's life was saved by leaving late for school.

• Tsunami's are common in Hawaii.

• The Browne family lost everything in the tsunami.

What sacrifice did Hamaguchi make to save people in his village?

• He spent his money to build a dike before the tsunami hit.

• He helped the villagers get to higher ground.

• He set his rice fields on fire to draw villagers up the mountain and to safety.

• He owned land that he donated to the village.

Respond to the following prompt:

Compare and contrast the experiences of the people in the two passages. In what ways are their experiences similar? How were they different? Explain and use the RACES writing strategy.