Amplify: Small Steps

How old was Peg when she got polio?

• 12

• 24

• 56

• 91

What did Peg not want to miss on the the day she started having symptoms?

• Chorus class

• A dance

• Homecoming parade

What was Peg's last class before lunch?

• Chorus

• Dance

• Gym

• Reading

What was the first symptom Peg felt of polio?

• Headache

• Stomach pain

• A twitching in her arm

• A twitching muscle in her left thigh

What happened when Peg walked toward her locker?

• She opened it.

• She collapsed--her legs gave out.

• Her friend stopped her to talk.

What did Peg's grandpa do when she left for the hospital that she had never seen him do?

• cry

• wave

• smile

Why were no visitors allowed in to see Peg?

• They couldn't risk spreading the disease

• The doctors were mean.

• Her family lived too far away.

What was the name for the respirators people with polio were put into to help them breathe?

• iron lung

• oxygen tent

What did they put Peg inside of so she could breathe easier?

• oxygen tent

• iron lung

What liquid was NOT allowed for bulbar polio patients to drink?

• milk

• juice

• water

• smoothies