Polio
What is the main character's name in the book, Small Steps: The Year I got Polio?
Peg Kehret
Who did Peg not get to say good-bye to ?
Grandpa
How many kinds of Polio did Peg have?
Three
What bit Peg on the cheek because she couldn't swat it?
Mosquito
Who got Peg the chocolate milkshake?
Her parents
What is the name of Peg's dog?
B.J.
What was Peg looking forward to before getting sick?
The Homecoming Parade
What test did the doctor do to confirm Peg's diagnosis?
Spinal tap
What was Peg's brother's name?
Art
Who was Peg's favorite doctor at the University Hospital?
Dr. Bevis
What was Peg's first symptom?
A twitching muscle in her thigh, her knees buckled and she fell
What happened to Peg when she woke up from her first night in the hospital?
She was paralyzed.
What kind of hospital was Sheltering Arms?
A rehabilitation center for Polio patients
What present did Art buy for Peg?
teddy bear
Who was Peg's first roommate in the hospital?
Tommy
What was the name of the special hospital in Minneapolis Peg had to go to?
Sheltering Arms
Why wasn't Peg allowed to have visitors?
So others did not get Polio
What did they put Peg inside of to help her breathe?
Oxygen tent
What did Peg finally eat/drink that made her temperature go down?
chocolate milk shake
What promise did Peg make to Dr. Bevis?
She would come back and walk for him.
After being paralyzed, what other symptoms did Peg start to experience?
It was hard to breathe or swallow
What is the name of the machine polio patients were put in to help them breathe?
Iron lung
What are the types of Polio Peg was diagnosed with?
spinal, respiratory and bulbar
What happened to all of Peg's belongings from her first hospital room?
They burned them to prevent the spread of disease.
What did Peg tell Dr. Bevis was the worst thing about being paralyzed?
Not being able to paint her toenails