Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio The Diagnosis Part 1/2

What is polio? (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• a noncontagious disease that crippled a few people

• a noncontagious disease that crippled and killed a few people

• a contagious disease that only crippled a few people

• a contagious disease that crippled and killed thousands of people

What was Peg excited about the day her polio ordeal began? (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• attending a track meet with friends

• floating in a canoe in a cool mountain lake

• taking a math exam she studied hard for

• participating in a Homecoming parade with her friends

What happened to Peg during chorus? (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• Her left leg started twitching.

• She began to get an upset stomach.

• A rash developed on her arms.

• Her shoulders began to ache.

Peg's friend, Karen, said Peg looked.... (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• pallid

• proud

• pale

• pompous

Why didn't Peg tell her mother about chorus when she went home for lunch? (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• Peg didn't want to give away secrets to an upcoming chorus concert.

• Peg didn't want her mother to keep her home.

• Peg now felt fine, and she didn't want to worry her mother.

• Peg's mother wasn't home.

How does Peg feel after her mother makes her lay down? (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• She felt relieved, but her back hurt.

• She felt relieved, and her aches and pains went away.

• She felt refreshed, and she felt ready to go back to school.

• She felt cool, clammy, and nauseous.

What happens after Peg wakes up? (The Diagnosis Part 1)

• Peg has a mild headache, but she otherwise feels fine.

• Peg's arms will not stop twitching, and she cannot see.

• Peg has pains, aches, and muscle spasms.

• Peg wakes up and discovers she is in a hospital.

What does Peg do at the end of The Diagnosis Part 1?

• She goes back to sleep feeling healthy and perfectly fine.

• She goes back to sleep with a high fever.

• She attends the Homecoming parade, but her legs still ache.

• She begins to walk around a hospital on crutches.

What did Peg's mom and dad think was wrong with her? (The Diagnosis Part 2)

• They thought she had a cold.

• They though she had the chicken pox.

• They though she had the flu.

• They thought Peg was only pretending to be sick.

What happens when Dr. Wright taps Peg's knees with a rubber mallet? (The Diagnosis Part 2)

• Peg screams in pain and hugs her mother.

• A large bruise appears on Peg's kneecap.

• Peg's legs do not move.

• The tip of the rubber mallet falls to the floor.