The Children's Blizzard Flashcard (Scope)

Front

What genre is this story? Options: autobiography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fantasy

Back

non-fiction

Front

What year did the monstrous storm sweep across America's prairie?

Back

1888

Front

Where did Walter Allen live?

Back

Groton

Front

Which river runs through the Dakota Territory?

Back

Missouri River

Front

What was so unusual about the weather the morning of the storm?

Back

it was warmer than normal

Front

Why were the people of the northern plains so unprepared for the storm?

Back

weather reporting was unreliable

Front

What was the main material used to build houses in the northern plains in the 1880s?

Back

Sod

Front

Which child was told to stay home by a parent?

Back

Josephine

Front

What type of figurative language is demonstrated in the following quote: "The sleds vanished, swallowed by the darkness."

Back

personification

Front

Why did Walter get off the sleigh and go back into the school?

Back

to get his precious water bottle