Escape From Alcatraz--Literary Nonfiction from Scholastic Action Magazine - May 2019

Deborah Hopkinson included the section "Ready for Troublemakers" mainly to

• explain why Al Capone was in jail.

• introduce Warden James A. Johnston.

• provide information about San Francisco Bay.

• help readers understand why Alcatraz became a federal prison.

Hopkinson likely wrote "Escape From Alcatraz"

• to convince readers to visit Alcatraz Island.

• to inform readers about illegal gambling in the US.

• to fascinate readers with a mystery from history.

• to teach readers about the responsibilities of prison wardens.

Where is Alcatraz located?

• on an island surrounded by the rough, shark-filled waters of the San Francisco Bay.

• Oregon

• Kentucky

• On a Hawaiian island

What challenges did the men face after they escaped their cells?

• they were treated badly

• Tight security, close guard supervision, climb a 12' fence, swim in shark infested waters for more than a mile.

• They did not get good meals

• They were not allowed to have visitors

How did the guards at Alcatraz keep track of the prisoners?

• They did not keep track of them

• They had them sign in and out

• They made the prisoners stand and be counted constantly, the prisoners silverware was counted after meals, they walked the prisoners everywhere, they punished prisoners if they broke the rules.

• They let them play sports

What happened to the other prisoners who tried to escape Alcatraz?

• They died in their cells

• They were eaten by sharks

• They all escaped

• Of the 36 men, 23 were caught, 6 were killed, and 2 drowned

Alcatraz was made into a ___________ prison in 1934.

• state

• federal

• national

• military

By the end of 1934, more than 200 ___________________ lived at Alcatraz.

• guards

• soldiers

• inmates

• families

To escape from Alcatraz, Morris and his friends made holes in the walls of their ___________________.

• shoes

• kitchens

• beds

• cells

They ___________________ through the holes while the other prisoners were asleep.

• wriggled

• swam

• cut

• chewed