Tell one synonym of the word 'hurricane'.
storm / typhoon / cyclone
A hurricane is a type of __________ _________.
natural disaster
New Orleans was flooded because the city is lower than the sea level and its _____ were broken during the hurricane.
levees
Was Samantha worried about the future at the end of the story?
Nope!
Think about the word 'untouched'. If the house is untouched after a fire, it is not burned. True or False?
True!
The things in Samantha's room are not in their right places because...
the water knocked over all her things.
When Samantha visited her house, she made an important discovery. She realized that...
...she was fortunate.
When she got back to St. Bernard Parish, she said things were different because...
...everything was muddy and brown.
Samantha had to go to a new school after Hurricane Katrina. True or False?
True
Why didn't Samantha go home right after the hurricane passed?
Because her town was flooded.
Samantha's mom told her to bring only 'necessities'. That means...
They can only bring things they really need to survive, like water or food.
It took 9 hours for Samantha and her mom to get to the hotel because there was a lot of traffic. True or False?
False - the traffic was normal.
Why did Samantha look at her pink dress a lot?
She wanted to bring it with her.
When Samantha and her dad heard about the hurricane, they had different reactions to it. Which sentence shows how Samantha feels?
"Not a big deal, I thought."
When you 'evacuate', you...
leave / go away / run
Which city, state, and country was Samantha from?
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA
