the ninth ward final

To show strength of mind and face difficulty with courage

• fortitude

• endure

• surrender

• focus

To carry on despite difficulty or suffering.

• endure

• relax
• give up
• fortitude

When you keep your attention fixed on something.

• Daydreaming
• Distraction
• Focus
• Multitasking

How is the setting of Ninth Ward connected to the main conflict?

• The narrator and TaShon are unprepared for how much they miss Mama Ya-Ya.

• The screams from people on their rooftops compel the narrator and TaShon to act.

• The people in the helicopters notice the narrator and TaShon but fail in the attempts to rescue them.

• The narrator and TaShon are stranded on a roof because the Mississippi River is flooding.

Which sentence from the text suggests that Lanesha and TaShon want to be rescued?

• The horizon is like none I’ve seen before.

• I see a red car, a Ford, floating.

• I think when there’s light, someone will surely find us.

• “Yes, we did,” I say. “We made it out.”

In paragraph 2, the narrator says, “Noah hasn’t landed his ark” to —

• introduce another character in the story

• show that the story is set in the time of the Bible

• show that TaShon enjoys Bible stories

• show that the land has been covered by floodwater

Which idea is supported by information at the conclusion of the selection?

• Lanesha has faith that Spot will help them escape.

• Lanesha is determined to save them.

• Lanesha no longer enjoys telling Bible stories.

• Lanesha is very certain that they will be rescued.

What is the relationship between the reader and the story's mood?

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the knowledge the reader gains from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the relationship the reader develops with the author of a piece of writing.

• Mood is the amount of sympathy the reader feels for the characters within a piece of writing.

What is a story's atmosphere or feeling it evokes in the reader?

• tone

• setting

• mood

• attitude

How does the setting affect the story?

• The setting has no impact on the story.

• The setting only affects the characters.

• The setting only affects the plot of the plot of the story by providing a conflict.

• The setting affects the story by providing the backdrop and atmosphere in which the events take place.