I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens Ch. 13-16

In Chapter 13, How did Jess and the twins filter out the falling ash?

• They breathed through their shirts.

• They breathed through their hands.

• They wrapped leaves around their faces.

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In Chapter 14, Jess finally understands what their slogan, "All for one, And one for all," means. What did it mean to her personally?

• She was done helping other people.

• She would do anything to help the boys.

• Everyone would be able to help each other following the eruption.

Effect: Jess was unable to use the sun as a guide.

What caused this to happen?

• The sun was blotted out by the ash and smoke.

• The sun had already set behind the mountain.

• The sun was covered by storm clouds.

There were two effects caused by the eruption as Jess tried to make her way to help. What were they? Choose three.

• She couldn't hear anything.

• Her clothes were sticking to her sweaty skin.

• She was super thirsty.

• Her tongue was swollen and her lips were chapped.

In Chapter 15, how did Jess finally get the Helicopter's attention?

• She built a fire to make smoke signal.

• She yelled and waved her arms wildly.

• She used a stick covered with leaves to create a huge cloud of ash making a sort of smoke signal; then she waved her arms in front of it.

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How was Jess able to locate the twins from the helicopter?

• She saw her footprints in the ash.

• She was able to see the large hole they were hiding in.

• She saw her sweatshirt she left behind.

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Which best describes how Jess's mother reacted when Jess finally told her about the camera?

• Jess's mother was furious about the camera.

• Jess's mother was not concerned about the camera.

• Jess never told her mother that she lost the camera.

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"She knew that for the rest of her life, red would be her lucky color."

Why might the color red be Jess's lucky color?

• Her sweatshirt was red, and that's how they had found the twins.

• The red reminded her of the hot lava pouring from Mount St. Helens.

• Red was always her favorite color.

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How many people lost their life because of the eruption?

• 7 people

• 57 people

• 157 people

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Chapter 16.

Infer: Jess's throat tightened up as she thought of the twins."

Based on the excerpt, which best describes how Jess is feeling?

• sad; as if one were going to cry

• grateful; happy

• angry; frustrated