I Survived: The Joplin Tornado Chapter 9-15

What was the souvenir Dr. Gage gave Dex?

• A keychain

• A small rock they wedged on their windshield

• A huge hailstone perfectly round and glistening

• A stick in the shape of a wand

What made Dr. Gage worry?

• A tornado was on the path to destroy Joplin

• A thunderstorm

• Lightning destroying homes

• Godzilla

Dr. Gage suspected the tornado to be how wide?

• 1 kilometer wide

• 2 football fields long

• 60 feet wide

• One mile wide

What were the red blobs scattered across the field?

• Debris. Pieces of houses and buildings and cars.

• Flamingo feathers from the nearby zoo.

• Balls from the nearby school that were blown and deflated by the tornado.

• Pokemon balls

As Dr. Gage attempted to get the SUV to move, what ended up moving the car?

• Dex jumped and untangled the fence.

• Black Hawk Helicopter flew in and nudged he SUV loose.

• 911 rescue received their calls and firefighters were out helping.

• The wind. It rocked the car back and forth, up and down.

Who did Dex call out for?

• He called out for his mom, his dad, for Jeremy.

• He called out for Dr. Gage

• He called out for Connor

• He called out for his dog Squirrel.

What kept the car from flying into the tornado?

• The car was too heavy

• Dr. Gage had secured an anchor before the tornado hit

• The fence had anchored them to the ground

• The tornado did not like the SUV so it left it.

What helped Dex get his courage to help Dr. Gage

• Superman comics he read as a boy

• Dex remembered the SEAL training stories

• Dr. Gage was pleading with Dex to help safe him

• He was a boy scout, and boy scout training showed him to help others

What did Dex's mom make him take that will help Dr. Gage?

• Mom made him take jazz dance.

• Mom made him take survival 101 during the summer

• Mom made him take a CPR class last year

• Mom had him take an advanced first-aid class last summer.

Who drove up to drive Dr. Gage to the hospital?

• Dex's mom and brother

• Sara and Jimmy drove up in their truck

• Jeremy with his SEAL platoon

• A farmer who lived down the road