After the Hurricane and Ninth Ward

After the Hurricane and Ninth Ward

6th Grade

24 Qs

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After the Hurricane and Ninth Ward

After the Hurricane and Ninth Ward

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Easy

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 1+ times

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what way are the speaker in the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane" and the narrator of the excerpt from Ninth Ward similar?

Both feel a sense of despair about what's happening after Hurricane Katrina

Both feel grateful to spend time with their family members after Hurricane Katrina

Both are worried about being rescued from their homes during the flooding

Both are looking for missing relatives at the Superdome in New Orleans.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does the poet use the extended metaphor of the disaster movie at the beginning of the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane"?

To help readers visualize what a movie set of New Orleans looks like

To give readers some additional information about the speaker and her friends

To compare the setting of the poem to something readers can understand

To introduce readers to the kinds of people who live near Lake George

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the structure of lines 137 through 148 add to the excerpt from the poem "After the Hurricane"?

The regular rhyming pattern helps readers guess what will come next.

The sudden and irregular line breaks set the mood for readers.

The questions and answers make the narrator sound like she's singing.

The repetition of short questions and answers gives the poem a fast rhythm.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The poet chose an irregular and unpredictable rhyme scheme for the excerpt from "After the Hurricane" most likely to --

reflect the music that is a part of the culture in New Orleans

mirror the chaos in New Orleans after the hurricane

sound alarming like the helicopters that flew over the city

build a somber mood like the one people felt after the hurricane

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In paragraph 21 of the excerpt from Ninth Ward, the narrator says, I used to think the Mississippi was beautiful. Not anymore. Using specific information from the selection, explain why the narrator has changed her mind. Select all the true statements:

The narrator and her brother are stuck on the roof of their home after Hurricane Katrina. As they wait, helicopters fly by but don't stop.

The Mississippi has flooded their neighborhood and they are waiting to be rescued.

As they wait, helicopters fly by but don't stop. The water from the river has come so high she can only see “the tips of houses” and “tops or halves of trees.”

The water is attracting mosquitoes. It is filled with garbage, catfish, and eels. She is upset about her circumstances and blames the river.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Line 26

Line 42

Line 66

Line 78

Line 115

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read paragraph 14 in the excerpt from Ninth Ward. Which words help the reader know what the word horizon means?

tips, Tops

flat, empty

houses, trees

Lampposts, water

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