The Monster in the Mountain

What is the genre of the story?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Fantasy

What is the Essential Question of the Story?

(a)  

What made Martha want to study earthquakes?

• A volcano erupting in her home town when she was a little girl.

• News from WWII of B-25 airplanes flying near a volcano.

• Her dad studied volcanos and had a degree in geology and volcanology.

• When she learned about Mt. Vesuvius in history class.

Who is narrating the story?

• Martin Romero

• Maddy Smith

• Marta Ramirez

• Martha Smith

How far down was the crater in Mount Vesuvius?

• 800 feet

• 500 feet

• 600 feet

• 400 feet

What happens when in a volcano when melted rock exerts pressure upward?

(a)  

Where is Mount Vesuvius located?

• England

• Italy

• France

• Greece

Before 1944, when was the most catastrophic eruption?

• 1994

• 1789

• 79 A.D.

• 1979

How many days in advance do officials need to be warned for successful evacuation?

• 1 DAY

• 20 DAYS

• 7 DAYS

• 10 DAYS

What do scientists use to measure the slightest shift in the rock beneath a mountain?

• telescopes

• seismographs

• microscopes

• barometers