I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 Ch. 9-12

Which best describes how Jess and her mother are feeling at the start of Chapter 9?

• miserable and unhappy

• uneasy and worried

• serene and peaceful

What three pieces of evidence from Chapter 9 support the following statement:

After the newspaper article, the mood of the citizens (and students) around town was different than normal.

• When Missy saw a garter snake, kids thought it was a pit viper and freaked out thinking it was another warning sign that Mount St. Helens would erupt.

• Jess knew she had to tell her mom about dad's camera, but she was too sleepy.

• Mr. Daley canceled a fractions quiz to teach Jess's class how volcanoes were formed.

• During recess, none of the kids wanted to play kickball.

Which part of the volcano is called the summit?

• The base of the volcano.

• The top of the volcano.

• The smoke streaming out of the volcano.

In Chapter 10, the author uses the word impatient to describe how loggers wanted to get back to work. She wrote, "Loggers were impatient to get back to work." In which word does the prefix 'im-' mean the same as it does in 'impatient'?

• imagine

• imitate

• improbable

Read the sentence. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

"He was still his warm and friendly self. But he looked weary."

• tired

• refreshed

• excited

• afraid

Why did the twins' father return to the fishing cabin?

• He wanted to be sure the cabin was not in danger.

• He wanted to help Jess find her camera.

• He left his fishing rod at the cabin.

When Jess did not see her camera, "her heart sank." Based on the quote, how was Jess feeling?

• ecstatic with joy

• discouraged with disappointment

• encouraged with hope

Why was Jess confused when she located her camera?

• She didn't understand how it got in her backpack.

• She thought she had left it in the cabin.

• She remembered breaking it and now it was fixed.

In Chapter 12, Jess grabbed the twins and jumped into a huge hole. Then they started tunneling in the dirt.

What caused Jess to do this?

• Mount St. Helens had just erupted and Jess was trying to protect herself and the twins.

• Jess was trying get away from Mr. Rowan thinking he'd be angry that they went so far from the cabin.

• Jess was trying to hide herself and the twins thinking the Skeleton Woman was trying to attack them.

What's the last thing that happens causing Jess to blackout?

• She hit a rock.

• A tree branch smacked her in the head.

• She hears the terrible moaning shrieks of trees falling above ground.