Polio
Who is the main character in, Small Steps: The Year I got Polio?
Peg
What is the name of Peg's dog?
BJ
wobbly
moving side to side in an unsteady way
What bit Peg on the cheek because she couldn't swat it?
Mosquito
What did Dr Bevis ask Peg to promise him?
That she would get better and walk for him
What is the name of the President who had polio and advocated for polio patients?
President Roosevelt, FDR
What was Peg looking forward to before getting sick?
The Homecoming Parade
Isolation
Being alone
True or False- Peg got to see her parents everyday when she was sick with Polio
False
What was Peg's favorite thing to listen to on the radio?
The Lone Ranger
Who from these two Doctors made the vaccine that was the first to work?
A. Dr Salk
B. Dr Sabin
A. Dr Salk
Who painted Peg's toenails?
Dr Bevis
character trait
description of someone's personality
Which 2 hospitals did Peg go to?
Sheltering Arms, University Hospital
What is a hot pack?
Very hot cloth put on a polio patient to keep the muscle from tightening up
What was the name of the machine some people who had polio had to go into to help them breathe?
Iron lung
How many types of polio did Peg have?
3
make something easier- less difficult
What did Peg finally eat/drink when her parents felt like she needed nourishment to get better?
chocolate milk shake
How did the hospital know Peg was getting better?
She ate and drank more, she was able to breathe on her own
What happened to Peg's bear and her letters from home?
They burned them
Who was Peg's roommate?
Tommy
sulked
being angry or annoyed at something that seems unfair
What was Peg's brother's name?
Art
What about milk scared nurse #1 and made her get very strict and mean?
That it would make phlegm that could kill Peg if she choked.