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Which line from the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane" contain imagery that helps the reader visualize the bleak setting of post-Katrina New Orleans?

• How can I leave TK and Grandmama?

• I lick the salt off my bare arms,

• Still wearing what we had on when it hit.

Which sentence uses the word 'hurricane' correctly in a metaphorical sense?

• The hurricane destroyed the coastal town.

• Her emotions were a hurricane, wild and uncontrollable.

• The hurricane warning was issued yesterday.

• We watched the hurricane from a safe distance.

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The hurricane, along with heavy rains, are expected to hit tonight.

• Neither the hurricane nor the tornadoes is predictable.

• Each of the hurricanes were devastating.

• There is many hurricanes in the Atlantic.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a simile.

• The hurricane roared like a lion.

• The hurricane was a lion.

• The hurricane is roaring.

• The hurricane roared.

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The hurricane's impact was ______, leaving the town in ruins.'

• mild

• devastating

• gentle

• calm

What is the main idea of a passage describing the aftermath of a hurricane?

• The hurricane was unexpected.

• The town was completely destroyed.

• The community came together to rebuild.

• The hurricane lasted for several days.

Which sentence contains a hyperbole?

• The hurricane blew the roof off the house.

• The hurricane was the worst storm in history.

• The hurricane's winds were strong enough to lift a car.

• The hurricane caused widespread flooding.

Identify the sentence that uses personification.

• The hurricane danced across the ocean.

• The hurricane was powerful.

• The hurricane hit the coast.

• The hurricane caused damage.

Which sentence uses the word 'live' as a verb?

• We watched the live broadcast of the hurricane.

• The live concert was canceled due to the hurricane.

• They live in a hurricane-prone area.

• The live wires were dangerous.

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'The hurricane ______ the city last night.'

• strike

• struck

• strikes

• striking