Night of the Twisters Chapter 6

When Dan lifted him from his crib, Ryan

• slept soundly

• became entangled in his butterfly mobile

• cried for his mother

Dan, Arthur, and Ryan took shelter in the basement

• closet

• game room

• bathroom

Arthur wanted to go home because he

• thought his family wouldn't go to the basement

• was terrified of being alone

• didn't feel safe in Dan's basement

Which of the following was NOT something that happened just before the boys heard the chair moving across the floor upstairs?

• The siren blared louder than ever.

• There was a deadly quiet.

• The heat built in the room until Dan couldn't get his breath.

One of the noises Dan heard was

• Ryan crying

• his mother yelling for him

• glass shattering everywhere

Seconds before the tornado struck, Dan felt like

• he was suffocating

• something was trying to lift his body up off the floor

• his eardrums were exploding

Dan and Arthur covered themselves with

• a large table

• cushions from the sofa

• a blanket

The twister

• stationed itself right overhead

• moved on quickly

• blew past back wall of the house without destroying it

Above the deafening roar, Dan heard his dad's voice telling him

• to stay where he was

• the shower was the safest place

• he would survive the storm

As the storm raged, Dan

• prayed

• held his breath

• screamed