Vocab
Keeps going even when things are hard.
A. Determined
B. Resilient
C. Optimistic
D. Radiant
B. Resilient
This theme shows that love, not biology, makes someone family.
A. Growing up means becoming independent
B. Survival requires courage
C. True family is defined by love and commitment
D. Friendship is more important than family
C. True family is defined by love and commitment
“Like Mother Nature has sucked up everything” is an example of this.
A. Flashback
B. Dialogue
C. Figurative language
D. Foreshadowing
C. Figurative language
“Fight, Lanesha.” This is an example of ______.
A. Flashback
B. Inner Dialogue
C. Dialogue
D. Foreshadowing
B. Inner Dialogue
This event is the turning point of the novel.
A. When it first starts raining
B. When Lanesha almost drowns but survives
C. When TaShon leaves
D. When Mama Ya-Ya cooks dinner
B. When Lanesha almost drowns but survives
Uses what is around you to solve a problem.
A. Resourceful
B. Resilient
C. Radiant
D. Optimistic
A. Resourceful
This theme explains why Lanesha survives the storm.
A. Friendship is most important
B. Survival requires courage and resilience
C. Cities should prepare better
D. Independence is dangerous
B. Survival requires courage and resilience
“I fly like a rocket” is this type of figurative language.
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Symbolism
B. Simile
“My lungs ache.” This is an example of ______.
A. Sensory details
B. Dialogue
C. Flashback
D. Theme
A. Sensory details
Lanesha survives because she chooses to do this.
A. Hide
B. Wait
C. Fight / pull herself free
D. Cry
C. Fight / pull herself free
Believes things will turn out well.
A. Determined
B. Radiant
C. Optimistic
D. Resourceful
C. Optimistic
Is this a major theme: “Friendship is more important than family”?
A. Yes
B. No
B. No
The silence before the storm makes the story do this to the pacing.
A. Speed up
B. Slow down and build suspense
B. Slow down and build suspense
Mama Ya-Ya saying the mother is “still trying to birth you” is an example of ______.
A. Inner Dialogue
B. Foreshadowing
C. Dialogue
D. Conflict
B. Foreshadowing
After the turning point, the conflict begins to do this.
A. Get worse
B. Restart
C. Resolve
D. Disappear immediately
C. Resolve
Refuses to give up, even when in danger.
A. Resilient
B. Optimistic
C. Determined
D. Radiant
C. Determined
Lanesha surviving alone in the water supports this theme.
A. Friendship over family
B. Growing up means becoming independent
C. Natural disasters cannot be predicted
D. Cities need better planning
B. Growing up means becoming independent
The glowing mother is an example of this literary element.
A. Symbolism
B. Flashback
C. Conflict
D. Setting
A. Symbolism
Dialogue is used in the flood scene to show this about Lanesha.
A. Her determination / emotional strength
B. The history of the neighborhood
C. The weather forecast
D. A new conflict
A. Her determination / emotional strength
The flood scene shows Lanesha has grown in this way.
A. She is physically stronger
B. She is more independent / emotionally strong
C. She is taller
D. She is less afraid of water
B. She is more independent / emotionally strong
Shining brightly like a glowing light.
A. Determined
B. Radiant
C. Resourceful
D. Resilient
B. Radiant
Mama Ya-Ya raising Lanesha shows this theme.
A. True family is defined by love and commitment
B. Friendship is most important
C. Cities should prepare better
D. Nature is powerful
A. True family is defined by love and commitment
The quiet makes Lanesha feel this way.
A. Proud
B. Calm
C. Afraid or overwhelmed
D. Excited
C. Afraid or overwhelmed
The flood scene is the story’s ______.
A. Exposition
B. Rising action
C. Climax
D. Resolution
C. Climax
The vision of her mother helps resolve this internal conflict.
A. Her anger at TaShon
B. Her fear of being alone / doubt about surviving
C. Her dislike of the neighborhood
D. Her argument with Mama Ya-Ya
B. Her fear of being alone / doubt about surviving