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| Who is the author of Ninth Ward? |
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| What happened to the girl’s mom? |
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| She died during childbirth. |
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| Who raised the girl in the story? |
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| What is the girl’s name in the story? |
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| What do Lanesha and Mama YaYa always have on Lanesha’s birthday? |
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| 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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| 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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| What was Lanesha’s mom’s dying word? |
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| How old was Lanesha’s mom when she died? |
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| What famous writer does Lanesha want to read? |
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| What Shakespeare play does Lanesha like? |
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| What tv show do Mama YaYa and Lanesha like to watch? |
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| What perfume does Mama YaYa wear? |
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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? |
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| Puzzles she glued together |
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| What is Lanesha always looking for? |
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| What can Lanesha see that others cannot? |
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| Who waits for Lanesha at school each day? |
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| Ghost of Jermaine (p. 21) |
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| What color are Lanesha’s eyes? |
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| Where does Lanesha hide when she is teased? |
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| In the girls’ bathroom (p. 21) |
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| 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? |
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| Who is Lanesha’s math teacher? |
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| What career path does Miss Johnson encourage Lanesha to consider? |
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| What insect does Lanesha compare her brides to? |
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| Who did Eddie, Lavon, and Max pick on? |
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| What did TaShon name the dog? |
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| What color are the houses in Lanesha’s neighborhood? |
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| What drink does Lanesha have at breakfast? |
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| How does Mama YaYa know a storm is coming? |
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| She dreams about it (p. 51) |
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| Who does Lanesha out run in PE class? |
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| What is Lanesha’s favorite/best present ever? |
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| Encyclopedia Britannica set (p. 66) |
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| What hurricane hits the Ninth Ward? |
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| What word does the weatherman use to describe the destruction of Katrina? |
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| What was the school before it was a school? |
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| What does Miss Johnson give Lanesha before the storm? |
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| Teacher’s edition of the math book (p. 78) |
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| How is Mama YaYa related to Lanesha? |
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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? |
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| Leave new Orleans (p. 90) |
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| Where did TaShon and his dad go before the storm hit? |
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| Who does Mama YaYa ask Lanesha to talk to about the storm? |
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| Her mother’s ghost (p. 107) |
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| What is Mama YaYa’s first name? |
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| Who visits Lanesha right before the storm hits? |
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| What do Lanesha and Spot have in common? |
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| Where do Lanesha, Mama YaYa, and Spot go when the storm hits? |
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| On what day did Katrina hit the Ninth Ward? |
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| Who visited Lanesha the day after the storm? |
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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? |
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| Move to the attic (p. 160) |
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| Why does Lanesha go out to the shed? |
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| What does Lanesha notice around her when she leaves the shed? |
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| What does Mama YaYa give Lanesha the day of the flood? |
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| A necklace that Charles had given Mama YaYa (p. 165) |
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| 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? |
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| Mississippi River (p.175) |
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| What sad event happens in the attic? |
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| How do Lanesha, Spot, and TaShon escape the attic? |
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| 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? |
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| Who frees Lanesha from the swirling water? |
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| What song do Lanesha and TaShon sing in the boat? |
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| Row, row, row your boat (P. 213) |
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| What bridge do they find? |
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| Martin Luther King Bridge (p. 215) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, who is the author? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, Lanesha was born with what? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, who takes care of Lanesha? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, in what city is the novel set? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what does Mama Ya-Ya smell like? |
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| Vicks Rub and Evening in Paris perfume |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, Ta Shon was born with what? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what type of career does Miss Johnson foresee for Lanesha? |
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| An engineer who builds bridges |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what is the name of Ta Shon’s dog? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what set of books did Mama Ya-Ya buy for Lanesha? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what does Mama Ya=Ya say about love? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what hurricane is headed toward New Orleans? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what does Lanesha try to do before the storm hits New Orleans? |
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| 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? |
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| Ta Shon and his parents got separated from one another at the Superdome. |
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In the book Ninth Ward, where in the house does Mama Ya-Ya tell Lanesha that she needs to
go? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what seems to be getting higher inside the house? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what physical object does Mama Ya-Ya give to Lanesha? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, do Lanesha and Ta Shon get Mama Ya-Ya to the attic? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, do Lanesha and Ta Shon know how to swim? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, which character dies in the attic? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, how do Lanesha and Ta Shon break through the window in the attic? |
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| The axe was used to help them get out of the attic window. |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, where do the two young people go when they escape from the attic? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what kind of boat do Lanesha and Ta Shon see? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what do the young people try to do to the boat? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, does Lanesha make it to the rowboat? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, do Spot and Ta Shon make it to the boat? |
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In the book Ninth Ward, do other people help Lanesha and Ta Shon when they are in the
rowboat? |
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| Who is the author of Ninth Ward? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward what is a caul? |
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| A caul was a skin netting that covered Lanesha’s face like a glove at the time of her birth. (pg. 1) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what kind of cake did Lanesha always have on her birthday? |
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| Lanesha always had chocolate cake. (pg. 2) |
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In the book Ninth Ward, what did Mama Ya-Ya mean when she said to Lanesha, “You’ve got the
sight”? |
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| She meant that Lanesha could see both worlds. (pg. 2) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what was the last word Lanesha’s mother said before she died? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, which couple from a Shakespeare play did Lanesha compare her parents to? |
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| Romeo and Juliet. (pg. 5) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward what line from Shakespeare did Lanesha memorize and recite for Mama Ya-Ya? |
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| “For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (pg. 7) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, who was Mama Ya-Ya’s favorite president? |
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| William Jefferson Clinton. (pg. 8) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what did mama Ya-Ya give Lanesha as a birthday gift? |
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| A package of sparkly pens. (pg. 8) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what colors did Mama Ya-Ya let Lanesha paint her room walls? |
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| Robin’s Egg Blue, ocean blue, blue sky and blueberry. (pg. 13) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what does the color blue mean? |
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| Strength, friendliness and happiness. (pg. 16) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what did Jermaine sometimes call Lanesha? |
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| “Evil eye” or “Devil eye”. (pg. 21) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what did kids at school always tease Lanesha? |
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| “Crazy Lanesha,” Spooky Lanesha” or “Witch Lanesha”. (pg. 21) |
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In the book Ninth War, what did Mama Ya-Ya say that comforted Lanesha when she was teased by
kids in school? |
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| “You are loved, Lanesha. Lanesha, you are loved.” (pg. 22) |
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In the book Ninth Ward, what does Mrs. Williams do when she isn’t working at the Riverwalk
Casino? |
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| She sings gospel at the New Life church. (pg. 23) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, what are Mama Ya-ya’s dreams about most of the time? |
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| Who’s sick, who’s delivering a baby or who got laid off from a job. (pg. 50) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, why is breakfast Lanesha’s favorite time of the day? |
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| She and Mama Ya-ya talk regular, everyday stuff. (pg. 51) |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, why were Mr. Palmer’s legs amputated? |
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| In the book Ninth Ward, how much did Mama Ya-Ya pay for the encyclopedia set? |
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| She paid $3 a week for three years. (pg. 67) |
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In the book Ninth Ward, where was Lanesha to go if she and Mama Ya-Ya got separated during the
storm? |
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| To Missionary Baptist church. (pg. 102) |
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| p. 1 When did Lanesha’s mom die? |
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| During childbirth, giving birth to Lanesha. |
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