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Small Steps End of Unit Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the author and main character of Small Steps: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO?
a)
Marty Wendel
b)
Dwynne Riegel
c)
Peg Kehret
d)
Barbara Parks
2.
After receiving letters from her Austin classmates, Peg realized she...
a)
never wanted to return to class with them.
b)
couldn't remember what they looked like.
c)
felt closer to her roommate, Tommy, than to them.
d)
was a lot smarter than them.
3.
Vocab: Contaminate
a)
to make a mess
b)
to pollute
c)
to contain
d)
to clean 
4.
Vocab: Excruciating 
a)
giving up
b)
acting crazy 
c)
exciting 
d)
extremely painful 
5.

Without thinking, Peg did what?

a)

moved her legs

b)

scratched her leg

c)

sat up in bed

6.

Who shouted, "Hooray," "The Lone Ranger rides again!"

a)

Dr. Bevis

b)

Nurse 1

c)

Nurse 2

d)

Tommy

7.

Now that Peg could move her arms what did she enjoy doing with her time?

a)

reading books

b)

drawing

c)

writing

8.

What did the nurses call Peg?

a)

Star student

b)

Star reader

c)

Star patient

9.

What did Peg compare her legs to when she tried to stand?

a)

cooked spaghetti

b)

cooked noodles

c)

cooked soup

10.

What are two things a polio patient needs quickly?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

milkshakes

d)

to see a doctor

11.

When a polio patient cannot breathe they go into the?

a)

iron horse

b)

iron tent

c)

iron lung

12.

How did Dr. Bevis believe Peg caught polio?

a)

from her parents

b)

from someone who didn't have symptoms

c)

her dog

13.

What was Peg worried about the most at the end of the chapter?

a)

She was worried she would fall in the hallway.

b)

She was worried about giving polio to her friends at school.

c)

She was worried she would not have anything in common with friends at school anymore.

14.
What did she use first to get around?
a)
Walking Sticks
b)
Wheelchair
15.
What food saved her life?
a)
Soda
b)
Hamburger
c)
Milkshake
d)
Some other American food
16.
What did Peg nickname her wheelchair?
a)
Silver
b)
Gold
c)
who cares?/
d)
PSSH, i don't care
17.

Which happens first

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

18.

Which happens second?

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

19.
Dialogue is
a)
a conversation between/amongst characters
b)
a verb
c)
when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
d)
boring
20.
Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.
a)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
b)
Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
c)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
d)
"Polly shouted," I want a cracker!