The Year I Got Polio, chapter 7 (part 1)

What happens to Peg after swallowing the milkshake?

• She starts to recover.

• The milkshake came out of her nose, and she choked.

• After drinking the milkshake Peg got sicker because the milk created phlegm in her lungs.

• Peg and Tommy start to improve with the iron milk.

What was Peg doing on October first?

• Peg was rehearsing the song of chorus class "Give me your tired, your poor ..."

• On October 1st Peg started hospital schooling classes.

• Peg was practicing a new joke on October first.

• On October 1st, Peg was finally transferred to another room.

How do Tommy and Peg spend the hours?

• They watch black and white TV shows.

• Peg and Tommy enjoy the intense physical therapy together.

• Tommy and Peg receive Doctor Bevis advise every day.

• Peg and Tommy listen to radio programs together.

Why did Peg yell in the hospital room?

• She was under intense pain and she couldn't take it any more.

• Peg was yelling because she was imagining things that were not real.

• She yelled because she could move her fingers again.

• Peg scratched her leg so bad that she cut open her skin.

I wiggled my fingers jubilantly. What does the word JUBILANTLY mean?

• It means in late July.

• Jubilantly means happily.

• Jubilantly means "painfully".

• Jubilantly means to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.

This chapter uses words like: terrific, excited, and thrilled. What part of speech these words refer to?

• adjectives

• nouns

• adverbs

• intransitive verbs

Sequence. In what order did Peg regain movement of her body parts?

• 1. toes

  2. mouth

  3. hands

  4. feet

• 1. fingers

  2. hands

  3. arms

  4. legs

• 1. stomach

  2. fingers

  3. knees

  4. elbows

• 1. neck

  2. fingers

  3. hands

  4. legs

Chapter 7 (part 1) introduces a new character in the story that we have not had read before. Who is the new character?

• The new character is Tommy.

• Dr. Bevis is the new character in the story.

• Mrs. Crab is the new character in this chapter.

• The new character is the Lone Ranger.

Why did Peg say that "it was Christmas and her birthday and the Fourth of July, all at the same time"?

• Peg said that because she was going to celebrate her birthday at home.

• Peg said that because Dr. Bevis announced she would be released from the hospital.

• Peg said that because she was excited that she could move her toes.

• Peg said that because she was thrilled she could move her hand.

Research: The Lone Ranger was a famous radio and TV program. Who was the Lone Ranger's sidekick?

• Kemo Sabe

• Geronimo

• Tonto

• Cochise