Small Steps:The Year I Got Polio Chapters 1-2

What type of novel is this?

• Fiction

• Non-Ficiton

• Autobiography

• Biography

Who is the main character of the story?

• Peg

• Grandpa

• Doctor

• Mother

Why were Peg and her classmates working on building a class float?

• For the doctor to see

• For the homecoming parade

• For the teacher to grade

• For extra credit

What happened to Peg when she went to her locker?

• She collapsed and fell down in the hallway.

• She dropped all of her books in the hallway.

• Her legs buckled.

• All of the above

After Peg ate her lunch, what did her mother decide to do?

• Called the school

• Helped decorate the float

• Sent her to bed to rest

• Make her another sandwich with more milk

What diagnosis did Peg receive at the hospital?

• She had the flu

• She had chicken pox

• She had a fever

• She had polio

Where is the Sheltering Arms Hospital located?

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Montana

How did the doctor prove that Peg had polio?

• Nurse told him

• Parents told him

• Spinal tap

• Tapped her knee

Why couldn't Peg hug her grandfather good-bye?

• She was contagious with the Polio virus.

• He was too old to receive a hug.

• Her parents would not allow it.

• The doctor would not allow it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What effect did the Polio virus have on Peg?

• She could not feel her arms and legs.

• She had a fever.

• She was paralyzed from the neck down.

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2