"Back to School"-From "Small Steps"

What will Dorothy always need?

• medication

• an iron lung

• a wheelchair

• walking sticks

What happens to the letters that Peg exchanges with her roommate?

• The letters increase in frequency.

• The arrival of letters remains steady.

• Her friends slowly stop writing letters, but Peg continues to write often.

• Both Peg and her friends gradually write fewer letters.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

What does Peg mean when she says she and her friends were "cocooned in room 202?"

• They felt safe in room 202.

• Room 202 was too warm.

• They felt the room was too small and it made them nervous.

• Room 202 had pictures of butterflies on the walls.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does Peg return to school?

• walking with the help of her dog, B.J.

• walking with her sticks

• riding in her wheelchair, Silver

• Peg is unable to return to school

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What does Peg discover on her first day back to school?

• many of the children had forgotten her name

• the hallways are too narrow for her to walk in

• the math class is very difficult, but she enjoys English

• she has become a celebrity while away

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

How does Peg perform in her classes?

• Peg falls behind in her classes, just like she was worried about

• Peg is okay in her classes, but she knows she might fail one

• Peg is a brilliant student in all of her classes and skips a grade

• Peg's performance in all of her classes remains the same or improves

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is Peg's final class of the day?

• Math

• chorus

• English

• gym

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CCSS.RI.4.1

Which statement best captures the ending of Peg's story?

• Friends often do not understand the hardship of others

• Polio was a seven month challenge that made Peg a stronger person

• More people should learn to play the accordion to get stronger

• Peg will never use her legs again, but at least she can still sing

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2