White Death- Storyworks

1. What caused the Seattle Express to have to stop on the tracks?

• an avalanche

• a blizzard

• a thunderstorm

• an earthquake

Which sentence below supports the idea that a blizzard caused the Seattle Express to stop on the tracks?

• “It lifted both trains into the air and threw them off the cliff.”

• “At midnight a strong thunderstorm hit.”

• “A giant avalanche had hit the town of Cascade.”

• “But soon, the passengers learned that the blizzard had grown more ferocious.”

3. What does the word collided mean in the sentence “Trains collided with cars and horses and even other trains”?

• sped by

• crashed together

• slowed or stopped

• slipped or slid

4. What is the main idea of the sidebar “The Dark Side of the Railroads”?

• While trains could be helpful, they also created problems.

• Trains caused people to stay closer to home.

• When trains traveled across the mountains, they caused avalanches.

• Trains helped people travel and get things faster.

5. How did the passengers of the Seattle Express most likely feel as they waited in Wellington?

• ccurious

• excited

• disappointed

• scared

6. The Wellington Avalanche of 1910 is remembered as the __________.

• worst natural disaster in the world

• worst natural disaster in the U.S.

• deadliest avalanche in the world

• deadliest avalanche in the U.S.

7. What were the good points of early trains?

• The first trains appeared in the U.S. in the 1830's.

• People were being forced off their land.

• Railroads made life in America more convenient.

• Workers were paid little to work in hard conditions

8. What were the bad points of early trains? (2 correct answers)

• The first trains appeared in the U.S. in the 1830's.

• People were being forced off their land.

• Railroads made life in America more convenient.

• Workers were paid little to work in hard conditions

9. Which word describes Raymond Starrett's experience on the Seattle Express.

• exciting

• terrifying

• boring

• loving

10. What is the main idea of "White Death"?

• How a train was hit by an avalanche.

• How Native People were forced to move from their land.

• avalanche

• How to survive an avalanche.