Blizzard! Chapter 2 Just a Baby Pages 10-24

1. Reporter William Inglis went out to sea to write an article about the men who piloted ships into the busy New York Harbor. Instead of writing Inglis _______________.
a) was fishing
b) was seasick
c) piloting the ship
d) reading the weather forecast

2. By 10:00 PM on Sunday ________________.
a) the rain started
b) the storm had reached the middle of the United States
c) the temperature dropped and the rain turned to ice and snow

3. The men at the New York City Weather Station were concerned when _______________.
a) Sam Randall came by the station to announce the damage to his barn
b) the wind changed directions
c) all telegraph contact with Washington went dead

4. The boats in the harbor ________________.
a) managed to survive with little damage
b) were safely anchored
c) were smashing into one another like toys in a child's bath

5. Eleven men were trapped on ______________ and could not be rescued until the Lewes Lifesaving Station arrived.
a) the pier pilings
b) the train to Buffalo
c) the New York Flyer
d) the Colt

6. What happened when the New York Flyer hit the snow drift?
a) The engine jumped the tracks and went sailing down a hill.
b) The engine was going so fast it broke through the drift and went out the other side.
c) The parlor car jumped the tracks, turned over, and caught on fire.

7. The train was ___________ miles away from the nearest city of Albany.
a) 2
b) 10
c) 30
d) 16

8. What happened to Sara after leaving the train?
a) Sara made the trip to Albany.
b) Sara froze to death in the snow.
c) Sara found shelter with a farmer and his wife

9. Why is Chapter 2 called "Just a Baby"?
a) The men and women were acting like babies, not caring about the weather.
b) The storm was just getting started.
c) The storm had claimed the life of "Baby Sara".



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1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (a)
8. (b)
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