Small Steps Assessment

What is the name of the author and main character of Small Steps: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO?

• Marty Wendel
• Dwynne Riegel
• Peg Kehret
• Barbara Parks

What type of polio did Peg have?

• bulbar
• all of these
• spinal
• respiratory

What did Peg call the two parts of Sister Kenny's treatment for polio?

• hot packs, torture time
• twist and stretch time
• bubble bath time
• hot rags, flexibility time

After receiving letters from her Austin classmates, Peg realized she...

• never wanted to return to class with them.
• couldn't remember what they looked like.
• felt closer to her roommate, Tommy, than to them.
• was a lot smarter than them.

What was special about Sundays at the Sheltering Arms hospital?

• They had chocolate cake for lunch.
• Peg's parents came to visit.
• Dr. Bevis sang to the them.
• It was their day to go outside

What happened to all of Peg's stuff when she was moved out of isolation?

• Peg's parents took it all home.
• She took it to her new room.
• It was given to the younger kids.
• It was all burned.

What show did Peg and Tommy listen to every Wednesday and Saturday evenings?

• Lone Ranger
• The Shadow
• Gunsmoke
• Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

After hearing the other girls' stories, Peg realizes she is lucky to have...

• her books
• a handsome doctor
• good grades
• her family

How did Peg feel about her first trip home?

• strengthened
• discouraged
• horrified
• motivated

Peg's camaraderie with the girls was similar to what?

• soldiers fighting a difficult and long battle
• the four March sisters in the novel, Little Women
• her previous seventh grade schoolmates
• sisters growing up with the same disease