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Ninth Ward
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6th Grade
11/14/2012

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Who is the author of Ninth Ward?
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Jewell Parker Rhodes
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What happened to the girl’s mom?
Definition
She died during childbirth.
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Who raised the girl in the story?
Definition
Mama YaYa
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What is the girl’s name in the story?
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Lanesha
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What do Lanesha and Mama YaYa always have on Lanesha’s birthday?
Definition
Mama YaYa tells the story of Lanesha’s birth and they eat chocolate cake
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How much cake does Lanesha eat on her 12th birthday?
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3 pieces
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How old is Mama YaYa?
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82
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Where do they Mama YaYa and Lanesha live?
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Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana
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What special gift does Mama YaYa say Lanesha has?
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The sight
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What was Lanesha’s mom’s dying word?
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Lanesha
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How old was Lanesha’s mom when she died?
Definition
17
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Who is Lanesha’s father?
Definition
No one knows
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What famous writer does Lanesha want to read?
Definition
Shakespeare
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What Shakespeare play does Lanesha like?
Definition
Romeo and Juliet
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What tv show do Mama YaYa and Lanesha like to watch?
Definition
Oprah
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What perfume does Mama YaYa wear?
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Evening in Paris
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What color is Lanesha’s bedroom?
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Four shades of blue (p. 13)
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What are hanging on Lanesha’s bedroom walls?
Definition
Puzzles she glued together
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What is Lanesha always looking for?
Definition
Signs (p. 17)
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What can Lanesha see that others cannot?
Definition
Ghosts (p. 19)
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Who waits for Lanesha at school each day?
Definition
Ghost of Jermaine (p. 21)
Term
What color are Lanesha’s eyes?
Definition
green-yellow (p. 21)
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Where does Lanesha hide when she is teased?
Definition
In the girls’ bathroom (p. 21)
Term
What is unique about TaShon?
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Extra fingers; birthed by Mama YaYa (last one)
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Who is Mama YaYa’s favorite president?
Definition
William Clinton (Bill)
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Who is Lanesha’s math teacher?
Definition
Miss Johnson
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What career path does Miss Johnson encourage Lanesha to consider?
Definition
Engineering (p. 33)
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What insect does Lanesha compare her brides to?
Definition
Butterflies (p. 36)
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Who did Eddie, Lavon, and Max pick on?
Definition
TaShon (p. 38)
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What did TaShon name the dog?
Definition
Spot (p. 39)
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What color are the houses in Lanesha’s neighborhood?
Definition
Pastel (p. 45)
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What drink does Lanesha have at breakfast?
Definition
Café au lait (p. 52)
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How does Mama YaYa know a storm is coming?
Definition
She dreams about it (p. 51)
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Who does Lanesha out run in PE class?
Definition
Ginia
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What is Lanesha’s favorite/best present ever?
Definition
Encyclopedia Britannica set (p. 66)
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What hurricane hits the Ninth Ward?
Definition
Katrina
Term
What word does the weatherman use to describe the destruction of Katrina?
Definition
Unfathomable (p. 70)
Term
What was the school before it was a school?
Definition
Convent (p. 74)
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What does Miss Johnson give Lanesha before the storm?
Definition
Teacher’s edition of the math book (p. 78)
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How is Mama YaYa related to Lanesha?
Definition
She is not blood related – but she raised her (p.
85)
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What did the mayor of New Orleans tell the people to do?
Definition
Leave new Orleans (p. 90)
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Where did TaShon and his dad go before the storm hit?
Definition
Superdome (p. 94)
Term
What scares Mama YaYa?
Definition
Her dreams (p. 103)
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Who does Mama YaYa ask Lanesha to talk to about the storm?
Definition
Her mother’s ghost (p. 107)
Term
What is Mama YaYa’s first name?
Definition
Delores (p. 116)
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Who visits Lanesha right before the storm hits?
Definition
Pastor Williams (p. 117)
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What do Lanesha and Spot have in common?
Definition
Both see ghosts (p. 125)
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Where do Lanesha, Mama YaYa, and Spot go when the storm hits?
Definition
The bathtub (p. 132)
Term
On what day did Katrina hit the Ninth Ward?
Definition
Sunday
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Who visited Lanesha the day after the storm?
Definition
TaShon – he lost his parents at the
Superdome and went home hoping they were there(p. 147)
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What does Mama YaYa and Lanesha’s mom want Lanesha to do after the initial storm?
Definition
Move to the attic (p. 160)
Term
Why does Lanesha go out to the shed?
Definition
To get an axe (p. 162)
Term
What does Lanesha notice around her when she leaves the shed?
Definition
Rising water (p. 163)
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What does Mama YaYa give Lanesha the day of the flood?
Definition
A necklace that Charles had given Mama YaYa (p. 165)
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Who was Charles?
Definition
Mama YaYa’s boyfriend who was killed in the WWII
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Where is the water coming from that Lanesha sees in the house?
Definition
Mississippi River (p.175)
Term
What sad event happens in the attic?
Definition
Mama YaYa dies (p. 177)
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How do Lanesha, Spot, and TaShon escape the attic?
Definition
Lanesha uses an ace to shop out the attic window and they climb onto the roof (p. 187)
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What do Lanesha and TaShon see between her house and the neighbor’s?
Definition
a boat (p. 195)
Term
Who frees Lanesha from the swirling water?
Definition
Her mother (p. 207)
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What is inside the boat?
Definition
Oars
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What song do Lanesha and TaShon sing in the boat?
Definition
Row, row, row your boat (P. 213)
Term
What bridge do they find?
Definition
Martin Luther King Bridge (p. 215)
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In the book Ninth Ward, who is the author?
Definition
Jewell Parker Rhodes
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In the book Ninth Ward, Lanesha was born with what?
Definition
A caul
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In the book Ninth Ward, who takes care of Lanesha?
Definition
Mama Ya-Ya
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In the book Ninth Ward, in what city is the novel set?
Definition
New Orleans
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In the book Ninth Ward, what does Mama Ya-Ya smell like?
Definition
Vicks Rub and Evening in Paris perfume
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In the book Ninth Ward, Ta Shon was born with what?
Definition
Extra fingers
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In the book Ninth Ward, what type of career does Miss Johnson foresee for Lanesha?
Definition
An engineer who builds bridges
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In the book Ninth Ward, what is the name of Ta Shon’s dog?
Definition
Spot
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In the book Ninth Ward, what set of books did Mama Ya-Ya buy for Lanesha?
Definition
Encyclopedia Britannica
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In the book Ninth Ward, what does Mama Ya=Ya say about love?
Definition
“Love is as love does.”
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what hurricane is headed toward New Orleans?
Definition
Hurricane Katrina
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In the book Ninth Ward, what does Lanesha try to do before the storm hits New Orleans?
Definition
Lanesha does everything she can think of to prepare for the storm ahead of time.
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In the book Ninth Ward, why did Ta Shon leave the Superdome?
Definition
Ta Shon and his parents got separated from one another at the Superdome.
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, where in the house does Mama Ya-Ya tell Lanesha that she needs to
go?
Definition
To the attic
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what seems to be getting higher inside the house?
Definition
The water in the house
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In the book Ninth Ward, what physical object does Mama Ya-Ya give to Lanesha?
Definition
A gold necklace
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In the book Ninth Ward, do Lanesha and Ta Shon get Mama Ya-Ya to the attic?
Definition
Yes
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In the book Ninth Ward, do Lanesha and Ta Shon know how to swim?
Definition
Neither one can swim.
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, which character dies in the attic?
Definition
Mama Ya-Ya
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In the book Ninth Ward, how do Lanesha and Ta Shon break through the window in the attic?
Definition
The axe was used to help them get out of the attic window.
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, where do the two young people go when they escape from the attic?
Definition
On the roof of the house
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what kind of boat do Lanesha and Ta Shon see?
Definition
A rowboat
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In the book Ninth Ward, what do the young people try to do to the boat?
Definition
Knock the boat free
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In the book Ninth Ward, does Lanesha make it to the rowboat?
Definition
Yes
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, do Spot and Ta Shon make it to the boat?
Definition
Yes
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, do other people help Lanesha and Ta Shon when they are in the
rowboat?
Definition
Yes
Term
Who is the author of Ninth Ward?
Definition
Jewel Parker Rhodes
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In the book Ninth Ward what is a caul?
Definition
A caul was a skin netting that covered Lanesha’s face like a glove at the time of her birth. (pg. 1)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what kind of cake did Lanesha always have on her birthday?
Definition
Lanesha always had chocolate cake. (pg. 2)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what did Mama Ya-Ya mean when she said to Lanesha, “You’ve got the
sight”?
Definition
She meant that Lanesha could see both worlds. (pg. 2)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what was the last word Lanesha’s mother said before she died?
Definition
Lanesha. (pg. 3)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, which couple from a Shakespeare play did Lanesha compare her parents to?
Definition
Romeo and Juliet. (pg. 5)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward what line from Shakespeare did Lanesha memorize and recite for Mama Ya-Ya?
Definition
“For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (pg. 7)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, who was Mama Ya-Ya’s favorite president?
Definition
William Jefferson Clinton. (pg. 8)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what did mama Ya-Ya give Lanesha as a birthday gift?
Definition
A package of sparkly pens. (pg. 8)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what colors did Mama Ya-Ya let Lanesha paint her room walls?
Definition
Robin’s Egg Blue, ocean blue, blue sky and blueberry. (pg. 13)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what does the color blue mean?
Definition
Strength, friendliness and happiness. (pg. 16)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what did Jermaine sometimes call Lanesha?
Definition
“Evil eye” or “Devil eye”. (pg. 21)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what did kids at school always tease Lanesha?
Definition
“Crazy Lanesha,” Spooky Lanesha” or “Witch Lanesha”. (pg. 21)
Term
In the book Ninth War, what did Mama Ya-Ya say that comforted Lanesha when she was teased by
kids in school?
Definition
“You are loved, Lanesha. Lanesha, you are loved.” (pg. 22)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what does Mrs. Williams do when she isn’t working at the Riverwalk
Casino?
Definition
She sings gospel at the New Life church. (pg. 23)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, what are Mama Ya-ya’s dreams about most of the time?
Definition
Who’s sick, who’s delivering a baby or who got laid off from a job. (pg. 50)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, why is breakfast Lanesha’s favorite time of the day?
Definition
She and Mama Ya-ya talk regular, everyday stuff. (pg. 51)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, why were Mr. Palmer’s legs amputated?
Definition
He had diabetes. (pg.60)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, how much did Mama Ya-Ya pay for the encyclopedia set?
Definition
She paid $3 a week for three years. (pg. 67)
Term
In the book Ninth Ward, where was Lanesha to go if she and Mama Ya-Ya got separated during the
storm?
Definition
To Missionary Baptist church. (pg. 102)
Term
p. 1 When did Lanesha’s mom die?
Definition
During childbirth, giving birth to Lanesha.
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