From the Ninth Ward

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)

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

No one is coming. All day and all night, we waited. Spot panted, slept. TaShon swatted at mosquitoes and his feet turned itchy red after he left them in the water to cool off. We are both sunburned. Funny, I didn't think black folks sunburned. But all day in the sun, no shade, has made me and TaShon red faced. My cheeks and shoulders hurt like someone touched them with a hot iron.

• tired

• bleak

• bored

• calm

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

What is the setting of the story?

• New Orleans, Ninth Ward

• New York

• I have no idea

• New Jersey

Which excerpt best supports as evidence for a bleak or dreary mood?

• 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.

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.”

What is the setting in Ninth Ward?

• All land is covered by murky water and you are in a hurricane.

• You are in an earthquake.

• You are next to a volcano.

• All land is covered by lava and youare in a tornado.

How does the setting of Ninth Ward contribute to the conflict in the selection?

• The narrator was unprepared for how the humidity would affect the rescue crews

• The screams from the other people on their rooftops make the narrator angry.

• The sun is so hot that the narrator and her brother get sunburns while waiting on the roof.

• The Mississippi River is flooding, causing the narrator and her brother to have to be rescued.

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.”