What is the name of the person who wrote Small Steps and is the main character?
Peg Kehret
100
Is University Hospital a severe illness hospital or a not so severe illness hospital?
University Hospital is a severe hospital.
100
Is Sheltering Arms a severe hospital or a not so severe hospital?
Sheltering arms is a not so severe hospital.
100
Was Peg paralyzed from the waist or the neck down?
Peg was paralyzed from the neck down.
100
Did Peg get married and if so how many children did she have?
Peg got married and had 2 kids.
200
What is the name of the boy in the iron lung who she met at University Hospital?
His name was Tommy.
200
Did Mrs. Crab hurt Peg doing therapy?
Mrs. Crab did hurt Peg. Mrs. Crab hurt her to the point that she started to cry.
200
Did Miss Ballard hurt Peg when she was doing therapy?
Miss Ballard hurt her a little bit because Peg wanted her to.
200
Did Peg ever move her body again?
Peg moved her body again, but it took a lot of effort and muscles to move her body again.
200
Is this book an auto-biography or a biography? (Hint: The book title has the hint in it.)
This book is an auto-biography because Peg wrote it.
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What is the name of the physical therapist at University Hospital?
Mrs. Crab
300
Did Peg have to go into an iron lung?
Peg was one step away from going into an iron lung. Instead she went into a oxygen tent.
300
Was Peg one of the Christmas carolers who went around the building singing Christmas carols?
No, but she sang with the 4 other girls in her room.
300
What was one of the Sister Kenny treatments,
A: Eat ham and cheese.
B: Put hot pads on (put towels in hot water then wring it out.)
C: Sleep 14 hours a day.
The correct answer is B put hot pads on.
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What was Peg's room number?
Peg's room number is 202.
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What is the name of the physical therapist at Sheltering Arms?
Miss Ballard
400
Did Peg ever go back to University Hospital and walk for Dr. Bevis
Yes, Peg learned how to walk and Dr. Bevis was shocked.
400
How many teddy bears did Peg have at Sheltering Arms?
Peg had 2 teddy bears. One had to be burned and the other she gave to one of the 4 other girls.
400
Peg was offered a bath instead of hot pads. Did Peg take a bath or hot pads?
Peg took the bath and she said "No more hot pads, ever!"
400
There was a Christmas pageant and Peg was in it. What was Peg?
Peg was Mary, Jesus' mom.
500
What are the names of the 4 other girls at Sheltering Arms who accompanied her?
Their names were Dorothy, Shirley, Renee, and Alice
500
What was the name of the Doctor that said that Peg was his favorite patient?
His name was Dr. Bevis.
500
What was the first exercise that Peg did at Sheltering Arms?
The first exercise that Peg did was picking up marbles up with her toes.
500
What hospital did Peg become paralyzed at?
Peg was paralyzed at Sheltering Arms.
500
Did Peg survive polio?
Yes! How else could she write this book. (Unless she was a ghost writer. Hahahaha!)