Chapter 4: No Way Out

What ripped the Superdome’s roof apart?

• Nothing, the roof wasn't ripped off

• Hurricane Katrina Winds

• The Rain

• An Earthquake

The text stated that “the storm surge punched massive gaps in the levees…” What does the word surge mean?

• A loud force

• A tiny force

• A strong force

• A small force

What happened by early Tuesday morning?

• New Orleans was submerged

• The storm stopped

• Ricky and his family went home

• The car was fixed

“By early Tuesday morning, nearly all of New Orleans was submerged.” What does the word submerged mean?

• Being blown away

• Being on fire

• Being underwater

How would you describe the situation in the Superdome?

• It was chaotic

• It was peaceful

• It was dirty

What news made Ricky’s mother look ill?

• That the water pressure failed in the building

• She was missing their dog

• The weather

What did the National Guard soldier call the Superdome?”

• He called it a war zone

• He called it an island.

• He called it a football field

What did the Superdome become by Tuesday afternoon?

• It became a river

• It got really cold

• It became a sauna.

Ricky and the other people are called evacuees. What does the word evacuees mean?

• People who do not go to school

• People who escape danger or disasters

• People who love danger

Where did Mr. Benoit tell Cleo Saint was?

• He said on Cleo’s playground

• He said on Cleo’s dogs house

• He said on Cleo’s house’s roof.