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After the Hurricane
After the Hurricane/ Ninth Ward Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the "mandatory evacuation" fail? | It was too difficult for the police to enforce. |
| Category 3 hurricane | 111- 129 mph |
| category 2 hurricane | 96- 110 mph |
| typhoons | this is what hurricanes are called in some parts of the Pacific |
| hurricane | a tropical cyclone that has winds over 74 mph |
| category 1 hurricane | 74- 95 mph |
| tropical storm | a tropical cyclone that has wind between 39- 73 mph |
| cyclone | This is what hurricanes are called in the Indian ocean |
| category 5 hurricane | 157 + mph |
| category 4 hurricane | 130 - 156 mph |
| The next major hurricane to threaten New Orleans was- | Hurricane Issac |
| This is two hundred times taller than the pyramids- | all the rubble and trash piled up |
| Disaster workers are told | to ignore pets |
| People trying to walk toward this suburb were turned away by police. | Gretna |
| People gathered here to escape in the floodwaters- | highway overpasses |
| This state took in the most displaced people from Katrina. | Texas |
| What year did Hurricane Katrina happen in? | 2005 |
| How many people died in Florida because of Hurricane Katrina? | 11 |
| This government force restored order to New Orleans and held people in the Superdome | The National Guard |
| What is it called when a lot of people steal things and break into stores ? | Looting |
| How high did Hurricane Katrina's winds reach? | 175 mph |
| This government agency was slow to bring aid and assistance to the victims of the hurricane | FEMA |
| FEMA stands for | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Who was the president during Hurricane Katrina? | George W. Bush |
| Why does the poet of "After the Hurricane" use the extended metaphor of the disaster movie? | to compare the setting of the poem to something readers are familiar with |
| What lines from "After the Hurricane" best illustrate the bleak setting of post-Katrina New Orleans? | "The Guard is in here with rifles pointed." "Helicopters overhead beat up our skies." |
| Fortitude | to show strength of mind and face difficulty with courage |
| How is the setting of Ninth Ward connected to the main conflict? | The narrator and Tashon are stranded on a roof because the Mississippi River is flooding. |
| Both the speaker of "After the Hurricane" and the narrator of "Ninth Ward" are | dealing with the aftermath of a disaster |
| How do the author of "After the Hurricane" and the author of "Ninth Ward" use certain words and phrases to build an anxious mood? | "disaster movie", "domed in", "feels like for good", and "no help" builds an anxious mood "trembling", "hungry", "thirsty", and "tired" also build an anxious mood. The narrators are surrounded by people who are upset and they don't feel confident. |
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cmauro23
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