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I Survived Hurricane Katrina

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    comprehension questions about the book
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  • What city did the hurricane take place in?
    New Orleans
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  • What was the name of the superhero that the boys created?
    Akivo
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  • What city were mom heading to when they were trying to escape the hurricane?
    Houston, Texas
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  • Why did the Tuckers have to turn around and get out of the traffic?
    Cleo was sick
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  • Why did Dad use the ax when they were in the attic?
    To escape to the roof.
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  • What was the character's name who was a bully?
    Abe
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  • Who rescued Barry during the storm?
    Nell
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  • What kind of sentence is this? "His legs quivering like little twigs in the wind."
    similie
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  • Name a character trait for Barry.
    Brave, determined, courageous
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  • Is this true or false? "Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 storm."
    True
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  • What does mom always do when she is nervous?
    Bake
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  • Why did the family move to NYC?
    Dad got a teaching job.
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  • Why did so much flooding occur in this hurricane?
    The levees broke.
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  • How did Gramps help them even if he was not alive?
    Gramps kept the ax in the attic since he knew that a storm could happen.
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  • Hurricane Katrina's winds reached 185 miles per hour. True or False.
    False. 125 miles per hour.
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  • Barry lived in the Lower 10th Ward of New Orleans. True or False?
    False. The lower 9th Ward.
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