The Ninth Ward

In paragraph 8, the word fortitude is used over and over again. What does fortitude mean in this circumstance?

• To make a plan

• To sacrifice

• To be strong; to have strength

• To eat

True of False:

When a canoe was spotted, it was perpendicular to their house

• True

• False

How many people were the narrator stuck with

• 1

• 14

• 4

• 2

What did the helicopter do when passing by the narrator?

• Taunt them

• Help them

• Drop water on them

• Ignore them

Where does The Ninth Ward take place?

• New Jersey

• New Orleans

• San Francisco

• Poland

Paragraph 43

"EVERYTHING IS MATH", says the speaker, when trying to find a way to dislodge a canoe. What could this mean?

• She can use math to solve the problem

• She is dying of thirst

• She is going to make a calculated jump to the canoe

• She is going to school.

Where are TaShon and Lanesha?

• In a basement.

• In a restaraunt.

• In a boat.

• On a roof.

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.

What are TaShon and Lanesha murmuring in their minds.

• "Fortitude"

• "Endure"

• "Solitude"

• "Why"

Who are the main characters of the story?

• James and Julie

• TaShon and Lanesha

• Bob and Jane

• Aubrey and Landon