Revision and Understanding Questions

Read this summary a student wrote about Ninth Ward.

The narrator and her friend are stuck on the roof of their house. They are waiting for one to come rescue them from the rising floodwaters.

How should the summary be revised to correct an error?

• Change her to she

• Change their to his

• Change They to Them

• Change one to someone

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of Ninth Ward.

For a minute, I think he’s going to be his quiet old self, and pretend to disappear. Then, he says softly, “Fortitude.”

Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of the word fortitude?

• his quiet old self (paragraph 5)

• he says softly (paragraph 5)

• Strength to endure (paragraph 6)

• over and over again (paragraph 8)

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which word best describes the mood in paragraph 20 of Ninth Ward?

• Tired

• Bleak

• Bored

• Calm

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which excerpt best supports your answer to the mood from paragraph 20 of Ninth Ward?

• No one is coming. All day and all night, we waited.

• TaShon swatted at mosquitoes and his feet turned itchy red . . .

• Funny, I didn’t think black folks sunburned.

• Spot panted, slept.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Both the speaker of “After the Hurricane” and the narrator of Ninth Ward are —

• dealing with the aftermath of a disaster

• in serious conflict with family members

• allowing others to determine their fate

• responsible for the situations they are in

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read line 42 from “After the Hurricane.”

The world is here but no one’s coming.

Which sentence from Ninth Ward best matches the feeling expressed by the speaker in line 42 of “After the Hurricane”?

• Then, he says softly, “Fortitude.” (paragraph 5)

• How come he didn’t stop? (paragraph 13)

• I hear them screaming, calling for help. (paragraph 15)

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7