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Chapter 4 When I fell from the Sky

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

In Chapter 4 how has Lima, Peru changed from Juliane's childhood? (Choose all that apply, more than one)

a)

There are oversized luxury buildings

b)

There are banks

c)

There are Casinos

d)

There are car dealerships

2.

The people that live in poverty,the slum are located in relation to Lima?

a)

The slums are farthest from the ocean and up the slopes of Cordillera Negra.

b)

The slums are in the town of Lima.

c)

The slums are closest to the ocean.

d)

The slums are just outside the town of Lima.

3.

What does the word anachronistic mean in this sentence on page 34. "It is for this reason that is always strikes me as a little anachronistic when some of my classmates in Lima say: "How can you stand it in Germany? You don't even have staff there."

a)

Anachronistic means how dated, from the past.

b)

Anachronistic means to be mean

c)

Anachronistic means kind

d)

Anachronistic means helpful

4.

Why did Juliane wince at the statements her old classmates would make about not having servants?

a)

Juliane felt thye were ignorant.

b)

Juliane felt they were not doing enough to help people.

c)

Juliane felt they ignored the poverty that exsited alongside the wealth.

d)

Juliane felt they were making kind statements.

5.

In the slums of Peru Juliane talks about the children that live there.

How does she describe their life and how the charitable organizations are helping them.

a)

The children in the slums do not go to school. The Lima childcare organization provides a school to go to.

b)

The children in the slums often do not eat. The Lima childcare organization provides them one free meal a day.

c)

The children in the slums have no place to live. The Lima childcare organization provides them a place to live.

d)

The children in the slums have no clothes to wear.. The Lima childcare organization provides them clothes.

6.

how does Juliane describe how she unites both worlds, Greman and Peruvian?

a)

Juliane is happy to live in Germany but Spain is where her heart is.

b)

Juliane is happy to live in Peru but Germany is where her heart is.

c)

Juliane is happy to live in Germany but Peru is where her heart is.

d)

Juliane is happy to live in France but Peru is where her heart is.

7.

What are the thinga Juliane loves the most about Peru? (Choose all that apply, more thn one answer)

a)

She loves the Cuisine

b)

She loves the music

c)

She loves the warmth and humor of the people

d)

She loves the ocean and beach

8.

In Preu there are ___________ different kinds of potatoes.

a)

3000

b)

4000

c)

1000

d)

2000

9.

Juliane describes the weather in Peru as ____________________.

a)

Most days it is so hot you have to go to the ocean to cool off.

b)

It rains almost everyday and it is very cold most days.

c)

Most days the sky is overcast and foggy and the damp coolness creeps into you bones.

d)

Most days It is very nice, never too cold or too hot.

10.

What affects the weather/climate in Peru?

a)

The Humboldt currents that bring the cold from the Antarctic to meet the warm sea makes it rain

b)

The Humboldt currents that bring the warmth from the Antarctic to meet the warm sea which makes steam.

c)

The Humboldt currents that bring the cold from Canada to meet the warm sea which makes steam.

d)

The Humboldt currents that bring the cold from the Antarctic to meet the warm sea which makes steam.

11.

The forms of landscape are extreme in Peru, describe them.

a)

the Amazon Rain Forest runs from North to South which is followed by the Andes mountains, then the desert.

b)

The Andes mountains run from North to South which is followed by the Desert, then the Amazon Rain Forest.

c)

The desert runs from East to West which is followed by the Andes mountains, then the Amazon Rain Forest.

d)

The desert runs from North to South which is followed by the Andes mountains, then the Amazon Rain Forest.

12.

High in the Andes mountains is Ticlio which is 15,800 feet high. Describe what this place is like that people live?

a)

Ticlio has no vegetation at all and snow is on the ground all year round.

b)

Ticlio has very little vegetation but the climate is very mild.

c)

Ticlio has very little vegetation and snow is on the ground all year round.

d)

Ticlio has alot of vegetation and it is very cold.

13.

The part of Peru Juliane's family was called was called, ___________. This was considered to be where the rich lived.

a)

Peru

b)

Miraflores

c)

Lima

d)

Pannguana

14.

What was the legend that determined what colors went into the Peruvian flag?

a)

The colors come from the colorful birds that live there.

b)

The colors come from the colorful dresses the women in that culture wore.

c)

The colors came from the flowers that bloom in the mountains.

d)

The colors came for the Flamingo birds.

15.

What was the main source of income for the People that lived high in the Andes mountains in the towns of La Oroya and Altiplano?

a)

They were cattle ranchers and farmers.

b)

They were miners for nickel and tin.

c)

They were miners for gold.

d)

They were miners for copper bismuth,wolfram, and silver.

16.

Why is the mouth of the river located in Panguana called the "lying river?"

a)

The river has a legend attached to it that says it lied at one time and that's how it got the name.

b)

It will be calm at one moment then an hour later it can become a raging torrent.

c)

The river lies close the Panguana.

d)

The river looks calm but it is really a dangerous raging river.

17.

What did Juliane's mom tell her she needed to be on her guard for that was very poisonous?

a)

The poisonous Bushmaster snake

b)

A poinsonous frog

c)

A poisonous insect

d)

A poisonous plant

18.

How do the people of the high Andes mountains keep warm when it gets really cold at night?

a)

They have to go down the mountain in order to keep themselves and their animals from freezing.

b)

They Sleep with their family and all their livestock in a single room.

c)

They burn a fire all night long.

d)

They cover themselves withlots of clothes and blankets.

19.

Juliane's parents established _______________, the reasearch station in what year?

a)

They established Panguana in 1970.

b)

They established Humboldt in 1968.

c)

They established Panguana in 1968.

d)

They established Cotilla in 1968.

20.

Juliane's main goal for returning to Peru was to _____________.

a)

Make Panguana a place scientists come come and stay to do experiments.

b)

Make Panguana a research facility.

c)

Make Panguana a toursit destination.

d)

Make Panguana a nature reserve.

21.

What was the natural disaster that hit Peru and what were the results of that disaster?

a)

A volcano erupted in Peru and completely submerged all the residents in mud. Everyone in town of Yungay was buried.

b)

An Earthquake with the magnitude of5 hit Peru and completely destroyed all the residents homes in the town of Yungay.

c)

A Hurricane hit Peru and completely submerged all the residents in mud. Everyone in town of Yungay was buried.

d)

An Earthquake with the magnitude of 7 hit Peru and completely submerged all the residents in mud. Everyone in town of Yungay was buried.

22.

Juliane grew up with the fact that__________________.

a)

There will always be a way to survive any situation.

b)

Nothing was really safe, not even the ground under your feet.

c)

Everything you need you can find in the rain forest.

d)

You will always be safe if you are careful and are aware of your surroundings.