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I Survived The Children's Blizzard, 1888 Chap. 16-18

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do the men look who walk into the schoolhouse?

a)

like they need a drink of water

b)

all covered in snow and ice

c)

they looked like bank robbers

d)

they looked like they wanted to play a game

2.

What is their plan?

a)

to keep the children warm in the schoolhouse

b)

to take them all home

c)

to take sleds to the hotel and wait out the storm there

d)

to go outside and build a snowman

3.

Why do they need to be quick?

a)

everyone is hungry

b)

they need to start on their homework

c)

the men want to get home for supper

d)

the storm is getting worse and the horses are freezing

4.

The sleds look like wood wagons with metal sled rails instead of wooden wheels.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Why does John feel sorry for the horses?

a)

they are hungry

b)

they are thirsty

c)

their fur isn't very thick or warm

d)

they are tired

6.

What happens to the schoolhouse?

a)

it burns down

b)

nothing

c)

the roof flies off and hits the horse's back

d)

it completely crashes to the ground

7.

What is the sled ride like?

a)

very smooth and comfortable

b)

very cold

c)

the horse is running out of control

d)

a slow and cold ride

8.

What do the boys decide to do?

a)

hang on tighter

b)

lay down on the sled

c)

jump off the sled

d)

stand up

9.

Where does Rex think they are?

a)

near his home

b)

close to King Rattler's den

c)

near the Ricker farm

d)

near the Ruell farm

10.

What things is the wind saying to John?

a)

"Keep going. You will make it safely."

b)

"Play. Throw snowballs. Go sledding."

c)

"You're weak. You can't make it. You're doomed."

d)

"Go home. Order a pizza."

11.

What does John think he sees?

a)

a barn

b)

the schoolhouse

c)

the General Store

d)

a house

12.

What does John really see?

a)

a barn

b)

a cave

c)

a shed

d)

a haystack

13.

Even though Rex wants to find the house, what does John think they should do?

a)

also find the house

b)

take cover in the haystack

c)

just keep walking for the hotel

d)

go back to the school

14.

Why does Rex warn them not to fall asleep?

a)

they could get frostbite

b)

their heart could stop

c)

their bones could freeze solid

15.

What do the boys realize about Miss Ruell's poems?

a)

they are all scary

b)

they are all boring

c)

they are not all boring

d)

they don't remember any of them

16.

At the end of Chapter 18, John is falling asleep and possibly dying.

a)

True

b)

False