After the Hurricane and Watcher

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Based on the context of the story (using what you know from the background reading), what are a few reasons why people would feel they need to siphon gas from others' cars?

• The gas stations were closed or destroyed by the hurricane.

• The roads were damaged and people could not get to the station for gas.

• The gas stations are closed on Tuesdays.

• Some people did not have time or money to prepare ahead of the hurricane.

What kind of severe weather was Katrina?

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Tsunami

What is the purpose of the title and subtitle "Watcher: After Katrina, 2005"

• To help give the reader background information about the event.

• To tell the reader the season when the hurricane happened.

• To tell the reader what the speaker's new job is.

• To tell the reader about the new building in town.

The setting of the poem is:

• New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina

• New Jersey, after Hurricane Sandy

• Sri Lanka, after the Tsunami

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.”

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 line from "After the Hurricane" contains imagery that helps the reader visualize the hopeless setting?

• Camera crews bark, “Big Mike! Get this, over here!”

• The world is here but no one’s coming. Helicopters overhead beat up on our skies.

• How can I leave TK and Grandmama?

What is the main theme of the poem 'After the Hurricane'?

• Survival and resilience

• Love and friendship

• Betrayal and revenge

• Wealth and power

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Watcher'?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

In 'After the Hurricane', what does the hurricane symbolize?

• A new beginning

• Destruction and chaos

• A peaceful resolution

• An unexpected journey