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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Control High Blood Pressure Without Drugs by Robert Rowan MD, Chapter 2

Book: Control High Blood Pressure Without Drugs
Author: Robert Rowan, M.D.
ISBN: 0-684-87328-1
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Chapter 2: The Dangers of High Blood Pressure

1. One theory is that stiffness of the blood vessels triggers the process that leads to atherosclerosis. page 25
2. When the heart is unable to pump the amount of blood needed by the body, heart failure can result. page 25
3. High blood pressure can cause heart failure, which in turn can lead to congestion in the body tissues, with fluid accumulating in the legs, abdomen, and lungs. page 25
4. Angina, also called angina pectoris, is a chest pain or a sensation of pressure in the chest. page 25
5. When you have angina pectoris it indicates that the heart muscle isn't receiving enough oxygen. page 25
6. The harder and faster a heart works, the more oxygen it needs. page 25
7. When your arteries are narrowed or blocked so that the blood flow cannot meet your heart's needs, you may feel pain in the heart muscle, chest, arm, upper body, or face area. page 25
8. The medical term for a heart attack is acute myocardial infarction, medically abbreviated as MI. page 25
9. A stroke is a sudden disruption in the flow of blood to an area of the brain. page 26
10. Deprived of blood, the affected brain cells either become damage or die. page 26
11. While cell damage can often be repaired and the loss of function regained, the death of brain cells is permanent and results in disability. page 26
12. Fatty deposits are known as plaque. page 26
13. A clot or clump are thrombus. page 26
14. Plaque builts up in the arteries that supply blood to the brain. page 26
15. Arteries are blood vessels. page 26
16. The fatty deposits severely reduces the blood flow until, a clot or clump in an artery entirely blocks the path of blood. page 26
17. An embolic stroke results when a blood clot forms somewhere else in the body (usually in arteries of the heart or neck), and the clot travels through the circulatory system to the brain. page 26
18. The traveling clot is an embolus. page 26
19. 3 major types of stroke: the thrombotic stroke, embolic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke
20. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, allowing blood to pour into the brain outside normal channels. page 26
21. As blood flows through your vascular system, it presses against the walls of the blood vessels. page 26
22. Extra fluid in your body increases the volume of fluid in the blood and makes the blood pressure higher. page 26
23. Decrease blood flow can release renin. page 26
24. If the blood vessels in the kidneys are damaged, they may stop doing their job and raise fluid levels even more. page 26
25. The job of the kidneys is to remove waste and extra fluid form the blood. page 26
26. High blood pressure is the leading cause of kidney failure. page 26
27. Kidney failure may occur when the kidneys are unable adequately to rid the body of toxins. page 26
28. Kidney failure can have many causes:
a. A rapid failure can be triggered by poisoning, as well a decreased in blood suppy
b. chronic kidney failure is a slow decline in kidney function
29. Hypertension can lead to a thickening of tiny capillaries in the eyes, which restricts blood flow through the eyes, which can lead to tunnel vision or blindness. page 27
30. A very small percentage of women who use birth control pills develop hypertension, which is reversible when use of the pills is discontinued. page 27
31. Eclampsia is a disease occuring at the end of pregnancy in which the blood pressure can rise to 140/90mm HG or often higher. page 27
32. Illegal drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine can cause a temporary rise in blood pressure. page 27
33. High blood pressure can be prevented by doing the following:
a. keep a healthy weight
b. be physically active
c. limit your salt use
d. drink alcoholic beverages only in moderation
34. As weight increases, so does blood pressure. page 29
35. If you need to reduce weight, try to lose one half to one pound a week. page 29
36. Choose foods low in fat, especially saturated fat, since fat is high in calories. page 29
37. It's best to do some activity for thirty minutes most days. page 29
38. If you don't have a thirty-minute period, 15 minutes twice a day is a good start. page 29
39. Salt is made of sodium and chloride, and it's mostly the sodium that affects blood pressure. page 30
40. People with high blood pressure should eat no more than 6 grams of salt a day, which equals to about 2,400 milligrams of sodium. page 30
41. No more than 2 alcoholic drinks a day if you are a man. page 30
42. One alcoholic drink a day if you are a woman. page 30

Control High Blood Pressure Without Drugs by Robert Rowan MD, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Could You Have Hypertension?

1. About 1 in every 4 adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. page 15
2. Medical name for high blood pressure is hypertension. page 15
3. Hypertension increases heart and kidney disease and stroke. page 15
4. Hypertension gives no warnings. page 15
5. Only 20 percent of American adults with high blood pressuer have it under control. page 15
6. Arteries are hoselike vessels. page 16
7. The heart pumps blood to all of our body's organs and tissues. page 16
8. The heart pumps blood to the brain. page 16
9. Your heart beats about 60-70 times per minute when you are relaxed. page 16
10. That is 3-4 ounces of blood pumped into your arteries. page 16
11. When the pressure of the blood in the arteries exceeds the pressure that is normal or tolerable for your body, then you have hypertension. page 16
12. The heart rate increases and the blood pressure jumps about 50% during sexual intercourse. page 16
13. Subtle signs of high blood pressure: nosebleeds, dizziness, ringing in the ears, fainting spells, morning headache, blurred vision, depression, urinating at night. page 17
14. nosebleeds are stage 1 symptoms page 17
15. Blood vessel walls thicken with continual high pressure page 18
16. Many experts think that thickening of the arterial walls follows a kidney malfunction. page 18
17. A kidney malfunction increases the amount of water retained in the body. page 18
18. More than half of Americans 65 years old or older have hypertension. page 18
19. Americans 50 years or younger who have hypertension are men. page 18
20. Americans 55-60 who have hypertension are mostly women. page 18
21. Women tolerate high blood pressure better than men. page 18
22. More men than women die of hypertension. page 18
23. African-Americans have a greater incidence of high blood pressure. page 18
24. Data from the U.S. Public Health Service page 18
a. white men 18.5 per 100 people
b. white women 15.7 per 100 people
c. black men 27.8 per 100 people
d. black women 28.6 per 100 people
25. Hypertension often appears in families page 19
26. If one parent has hypertension, there's a better than average chance their child will have hypertension. page 19
27. If both parents have hypertension, the odds are greater that the child will have hypertension. page 19
28. People who are more than 25-30% over their ideal body weight are more than likely to get hypertension. page 19
29. Inactivity with contribute to being overweight page 19
30. People who have stress react with a temporary rise in blood pressure. page 19
31. Stress can cause chronic hypertension. page 19
32. This is not completely proven. page 19
33. Many physicians do suspect that stress plays a role in many such cases of high blood pressure. page 19
34. High levels of stress over a long period of time may boost pressure by activating your involuntary nervous system. page 19
35. Heavy consumption of alcohol can increase blood pressure dramatically. page 19
36. Smokers are at increased risk for high blood pressure. page 19
37. A diet high in salt can accelerate hypertension as we age. page 19
38. Americans consume far more sodium than their bodies need. page 19
39. Stroke Belt States: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia page 20
40. Sleep apnea, a severe form of snoring that interrupts breathing, during sleep, can stress the heart muscle and increase the snorer's hypertension risk. page 21
41. Lowering your weight, being as active as possible, quitting smoking, and limiting your drinking are all good ways of lowering your hypertension risk. page 21
42. Primary or essential hypertension is when there's no single cause of high blood pressure. page 21
43. Primary or essential hypertension can't be cured, but it can be controlled. page 21
44. Secondary hypertension is if it was caused by tumors of the adrenal gland, kidney disease, or a hormonal abnormality. page 21
45. Secondary hypertension can be cured if the trigger can be corrected or passes. page 21
46. Malignant hypertension in some cases the optic nerve can hemorrhage and swell. page 21
47. Malignant hypertension can slo cause kidney damage, brain swelling, and impaired vision. page 21
48. hypotension is blood pressure below normal. page 22
49. One condition caused by hypotension that affects the brain results form the G force that occurs when an airplane makes a very sharp turn at a very high speed. page 22

Moongame by Frank Asch

Book: Moongame
Author: Frank Asch
ISBN: 978-068983518-6
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Questions
1. What game did Little Bird show Bear?
2. Describe Little Bird.
3. Who/What did Bear ask to play hide and seek?
4. Where did Bear hid?
5. Did the moon find Bear?
6. Where did the Moon hide?
7. Where did Bear think he found the moon?
8. Where was the second place Bear thought the Moon was hiding?
9. What was inside someone's house instead of the moon? What is the name of the item Bear mistook the moon with?
10. What did Bear mistake the moon with hiding in a tree?
11. Who did Bear ask for help?
12. Who offered to help?
13. What did Bear do in order for the Moon to appear?
14. Where was the Moon hiding?

Tricycle by Elisa Amado and Alfonso Ruano

Book: Tricycle
Author: Elisa Amado, Alfonso Ruano
ISBN: 978-0-88899-614-5
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Comments: The ending of the story is that Margarita jumped off her mother's lap and went outside. She didn't feel like climbing the tree, so she watched Timoteo plant some flowers.
The reader was left wondering what happened with the tricycle. Margarita saw the neighbors take it, but she doesn't know why. The reader is left wondering why Margarita would lie about what happened to the tricycle. Finally, was the house guest right about the neighbors being thieves?
The story left the reader with many questions. This is the first children's book that I read that has ended so unresolved.

Questions
1. What is the name of the dog?
2. Who is Timoteo?
3. What is on one side of the hedge?
4. What is on the other side of the hedge?
5. What does the girl see the mother making?
6. What do the girl's parents buy from Rosario's, Chepe's, and Juanita's mother?
7. What does the girl do with the hole in the hedge?
8. What did the girl leave in the hole?
9. How does it feel to climb into the hedge?
10. How does it smell when you're inside the hedge?
11. Who hides in the hole of the hedge with the girl?
12. What is the name of the volcano?
13. Why does the volcano have the name "Fire" in it?
14. Who pulled the tricycle out of the hedge?
15. Where did they hide the tricycle?
16. What is the name of the girl?
17. What did Margarita tell her mother about her tricycle?
18. What color was the car?
19. Who did the men almost run over?
20. Whose house can get burned up if Volcan de Fuego erupts?
21. What do you think happened to the tricycle?
22. Do you like the ending?
23. Do you think Senora Alejos is correct about the neighbors?

A Song for Cecilia Fantini by Cynthia Astor

Book: A Song for Cecilia Fantini
Author: Cynthia Astor
ISBN: 0-915811-75-8
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Comments: Emmaline's music teacher dies and she tries to cope with her conflicting feelings of Mrs. Fantini's death.

Questions

1. Where does the story take place?
2. Who holds music lessons?
3. For how long did Mrs. Fantini teach music at the elementary school?
4. How long has Emmaline been studying piano and voice?
5. Who was Mrs. Fantini's star pupil?
6. What was their favorite song?
7. How old was Mrs. Fantini?
8. How did Mrs. Fantini die?
9. What day of the week did Mrs. Fantini die?
10. What day was the funeral?
11. Were there many people at the funeral?
12. What did Emmaline say to the casket?
13. What happened to Emmaline after 3 months?
14. What made Emmaline feed disloyal?
15. Who did Emmaline refuse to take lessons from?
16. What did Emmaline do when she felt said?
17. What did Emmaline ask for help to her find a way for everyone to remember Mrs. Fantini?
18. What type fo stone dd Emmaline get for Mrs. Fantini's grave?
19. What type of stone did Mr. Morris get for Mrs. Fantini's grave?
20. Who owned the village bookstore?
21. What name did the children know the village bookstore owner as?
22. What day is storytelling hour?
23. What does Star do to remember Mrd. Fainting?
24. Alkaline flew her kite at Ten Mile Point. True or False
25. Star flew her kite at South Bluff. True or False
26. Star flew her kite at Ten Mile Point. True or False
27. Emmaline flew her kite at South Bluff. True or False
28. Why do you think Mrs. Fantini encouraged Emmaline to continue talking music lessons?
29. Did you like the ending?

The Moon Over Star by Dianna Butts Aston

Book: The Moon Over Star
Author: Dianna Butts Aston
ISBN: 978-0-8037-3107-3
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Questions

1. What were the names of the astronauts?
2. Why do you think grandpa thought the space program was a waste of money?
3. What did they look for at grandpa's watermelon patch?
4. What did they build one summer?
5. How far is the moon from Earth?
6. What are some scientists saying about the moon?
7. In what year did President John F. Kennedy say America would send men to the moon?
8. Who said, "Man on the moon!"?
9. Who said, "The Eagle has landed"?
10. How old was Armstrong when he landed on the moon?
11. Who said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?
12. How many people were watching the telecast of the moon landing?
13. On what day and year did the Astronauts land on the moon?
14. What is the name of the main character?

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub, Chapter 1

Book: Who Was Marco Polo?
Author: Joan Holub
ISBN: 978-0-448-44540-3
Chapter 1: A Family of Merchants
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Questions
1. What year was Marco Polo born?
2. What was his father's name?
3. What was his uncle's name?
4. How old was Marco when he met his father?
5. What did Venetians use for money?
6. What were the names of the coins?
7. What was the Venetians measuring system?
8. Was Rome the most powerful trading city in the world during this time?
9. Venice is a group of _________ tiny islands connected by canals.
10. What were Venetian boats called?
11. Was Italy a country during this time period? If not, what was it?
12. How many people lived in Venice during this time?
13. What is a city-state?
14. What products did Venice sell?
15. What was salt used for?
16. Without salt, fish and meat would rot within a ___________.
17. Salted fish and meat would last for _____________.
18. In what city was Marco's father in 1260?
19. Constantinople is located in ____________________ and it is now called __________________.
20. What does Kahn mean?
21. Who was Genghis Khan?
22. The Polos weren't able to return home because was broke out between __________ Khan and _______ Khan. They were grandsons of the warlord ___________ Khan.
23. Where were the Polos trapped for 3 years?
24. What were the poeple from Mongolia called?
25. What was China called?
26. In the 1260's, people thought there were _____ continents. What were the ____ continents?
27. How long did it take the Polos to reach Beijing, China?
28. What was the message Kublai wanted the Polos to give the Pope?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Prologue

Book: Tuck Everlasting
Author: Natalie Babbitt
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Prologue
Questions
1. Does the first week of August hang at the top of summer?
2. How is the first week of August?
3. Is the first week of August noisy?
4. What appears at the night sky during the first week in August?
5. What are dog days?
6. How many times every ten years does Mae Tuck meet her two sons?
7. What are Mae’s sons’ names?
8. What is the name of the village they meet at?
9. Who decided to run away?
10. Who owned the Treegap wood?
11. What did the stranger who appeared want?
12. What does the narrator compare the center of the wood?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Chapter 6

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Chapter 6
Questions
1. What is Jesse's brother's name?
2. Who did they encounter as they came to the edge of the wood?
3. Did Mae Tuck stop to talk to the stranger?
4. Why did Winnie begin to cry? Explain your answer
5. What did Mae show Winnie?
6. Who said they needed help from Winnie?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Chapter 5

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Chapter 5
Questions
1. Is the world a dangerous place in real life?
2. What did Winnie run into when she entered the wood?
3. What did Winnie see at the center of the wood?
4. Who did she see?
5. What was the boy wearing?
6. Did the boy have shoes?
7. Describe the boy's facial features.
8. What was underneath the pile of leaves the boy removed?
9. Do Winnie and the boy argue?
10. How old was Jesse?
11. How old was Winnie?
12. Why did Winnie want to drink from the fountain?
13. Who was older between boys?
14. Who showed up and kind of surprised Jesse and Winnie?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Chapter 4

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Author: Natalie Babbitt
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Chapter: 4
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Chapter 4
1. Who came strolling up the road from the village?
2. What color was the stranger's hat?
3. Was the stranger tall or short?
4. Was the stranger thin or overweight?
5. Did the stranger have a beard?
6. Did the stranger wear a suit? What color was it?
7. What color was his hair?
8. Who was born at the house?
9. What came out of the wood as Winnie's grandmother was talking to the man?
10. Who played the music?
11. Do you think the man went looking for the source of the music? How do you know?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3
Questions
1. Who did Winnie tell her troubles to?
2. What was Winnie trying to tell the toad on this sentence on page 14, "I don't think I can stand it much longer"?
3. Who yelled out for Winnie?
4. What is Winnie's real name?
5. Why does Winnie feel she gets too much attention from her grandmother?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
1. Who said, “The boys’ll be home tomorrow!”?
2. What kind of dream did Tuck have?
3. Who tells Mae about that same dream ever year?
4. Who is going to ride into the wood to meet the boys?
5. How long has it been since Mae has to Treegap?
6. What type of box did Mae take with her on her journey?
7. Who has looked the same for 80 years?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Chapter 1

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Questions
1. What became the property of the people?
2. What kind of appearance did the first house have?
3. What type of fence did the house have?
4. What message did the fence send?
5. Does the village have a gallow?
6. Does the village have a jailhouse?
7. Who or what thought, “Let it keep its peace; we won’t disturb it”?
8. Who owned the wood?
9. What is the name of the little girl who lives in the touch-me-not cottage?
10. What was bubbling up among the roots of the ash tree?

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew by Carolyn Keene, Chapter 1

Book: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: Case of the Sneaky Snowman
Author: Carolyn Keene
ISBN: 978-0-545-05473-7
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Questions
1. Who is Nancy’s best friend?
2. Who bought broccoli instead of a carrot?
3. For how many days did it snow?
4. What did the park look like?
5. What did they name the snowman?
6. What was the name of their detective club?
7. What did Nancy use for the snowman’s mouth and smile?
8. In which show is Bess going to skate?
9. Who was a computer geek?
10. What were the names of the Russian ice dancing stars?
11. Where did they go for hot chocolate?
12. Who was standing in front of the purple and gold tent?
13. Who was Toby?

Best Friend Next Door by Carolyn Mackler, Chapter 5

Book: Best Friend Next Door
Author: Carolyn Mackler
ISBN: 978-0-545-86424-4
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Chapter 5 Hannah

1. Is this the first, second or third event of the season?
2. What meets are Emme swimming?
3. What meets are Hannah swimming?
4. Who are the Og Twins?
5. What 5 things do Hannah and Emme have in common?
6. What is different about Emme and Hannah?
7. Who likes ice-skating?
8. Who is scared of ice-skating?
9. In what place did the Dolphins finish in the swim meet?
10. Why was Coach Missy crying?
11. What book was Mr. Bryce using to do read-alouds?
12. Where is Deer Park?
13. Who is from Deer Park?
14. How did Mr. Bryce divide the class?
15. What did the girls decide to call their team instead of team B?
16. Who walked home by herself on Monday?
17. Who has art club on Mondays?
18. Whose uncle is Peter?
19. Who is not happy she is having a baby brother?
20. Why was Hannah having a hard time listening to her father while they rode their bikes to swim practice?
21. Why did customers stop going to the girls' apple cider stand?
22. What did the boys call their team?
23. How much are the boys selling their apple cider for?
24. How much are the girls selling their apple cider for?
25. Who threw the first cup of cider?
26. Who threw the second cup of cider?
27. Who canceled the fundraiser?

Best Friend Next Door by Carolyn Mackler, Chapter 4

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Author: Carolyn Mackler
ISBN: 978-0-545-86424-4
Chapter: 4, Emme
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Chapter 4 Emme
1. On page 44, describe what you know of Gina.
2. Who hasn't smile since school started?
3. How is the weather today in Greeley compared to Captiva?
4. Do you think the other students don't like Emme?
5. Does Ms. Linhart seem like a nice teacher?
6. What happens on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
7. What level is the top of their age group in the swim team?
8. Where is swim practice held?
9. Who are the 3 girls that are giving Emme a hard time?
10. Who would have gone to medical school if they didn't become a journalist?
11. Who has tea with Margo?
12. Who is a litigator?
13. What did Emme save in her room as a surprise for Hannah?
14. Who did Emme tell that she is having a hard time at school?
15. Who is a total free spirited kid?
16. Who doesn't know who she is?

Best Friend Next Door by Carolyn Mackler, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 Hannah
1. Who cooks hash browns on Saturday?
2. Which teacher has turned out to be the best?
3. What is the name of their swim team?
4. What is the name of their coach?
5. Who is a journalist?
6. Who drew a smiley face on the wall of their bedroom?
7. What is the girls’ favorite color?
8. In what state was Hannah born?
9. Who rides their bike to work?
10. What is the name of the lawyer?
11. What is the name of Hannah’s dad?
12. Who was in a swim team in Florida?

Best Friend Next Door by Carolyn Mackler, Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 Emme
1. In what state did Emme live before moving next door to Hannah?
2. In what city does Hannah live?
3. In what town does Emme and Hannah live now?
4. What was the name of the town Emme used to live at?
5. Who was the stay at home mom?
6. Who works for a law firm in Rochester?
7. Who has a cat?
8. What is the name of the cat?
9. Who is going to write articles for a magazine?
10. What type of articles did Mom J cover for Captiva?
11. Why does Emme think Hannah doesn’t like her?
12. Who is at a boarding school?
13. What grade is her cousin, the one in boarding school?
14. Why does Emme think Butterball is lost?
15. Did Butterball return home the first day he was missing?
16. What was Butterball wearing when he returned home?
17. Whose picture was on the missing cat flyer at the farmer’s market?
18. Butterball is also known as ________________________.
19. Who bought Butterball a catnip mouse and a string toy?
20. Who is going to be Emme’s teacher at Greeley?

Best Friend Next Door by Carolyn Mackler, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 Hannah

1. What is Hannah’s last name?
2. What does Hannah’s last name sound like backwards in French?
3. Who moved to Ottawa?
4. In what country is Ottawa?
5. What was the name of the street Hannah lives on?
6. Did Sophie’s house sell quickly?
7. What is the name of Hannah’s stepmom?
8. What sport does Hannah practice?
9. Why is Hannah’s hair green?
10. Who is coming over for barbecue?
11. What is the name of her teacher?
12. Where does Hannah go to school?
13. Who is having a baby?
14. Who was planning on visiting the Bahamas in winter?
15. Why did Hannah say, “I’ve been a fine stand-in kid for my dad and Margo, but now they want a real child of their own”?
16. What is the name of the new girl that moved in next door?
17. What day is Emme’s birthday?
18. What day is Hannah’s birthday, look at page 4?
19. Which girl has two moms?
20. What are the names’ of the moms?
21. Who carries an EpiPen?
22. Who is like Hannah’s identical twin?

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Chapter 2

Book: Shiloh
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
ISBN: 978-0-545-70277-5

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Chapter 2
1. What does Marty’s family have for supper Sunday Night?
2. If there’s nothing left over, what does Marty’s mother make?
3. How old is Becky?
4. How old is Dara Lynn?
5. At first, what did Marty want to feed Shiloh?
6. What did Marty eventually end up feeding Shiloh?
7. Why do you think on page 11 Marty’s dad says, “You keep to your own business”?
8. What does Marty want to do when he gets older?
9. ON the top of page 12, does Marty’s dad sound excited that Marty wants to be a vet?
10. Why doesn’t Marty like Judd Travers?
11. Why do you think people in Tyler County keep to themselves?
12. What does Judd Travers do to people he doesn’t like?
13. What is the third reason Marty doesn’t like Judd Travers?
14. What is the fourth reason Marty doesn’t like Travers?
15. On page 16, the author writes “Up here in the hills you hardly ever get down to business right off. First you say your howdys and then you talk about anything else but what you come for.” Why do you think they do that?
16. Was Travers nice to the dog when Marty and his dad returned him? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Chapter 1

Book: Shiloh
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
ISBN: 978-0-545-70277-5
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Chapter 1

1. When did Shiloh arrive to this family’s home?
2. Does Marty like fried rabbit?
3. What is a buckshot?
4. In what state do they live?
5. What does Marty take up the road and what does he do?
6. How old is Marty?
7. Why do you think the author wrote, “Never shoot at anything moving, though. Never had the slightest wish.”? Does the author give you a clue about how Marty feels about animals on page 1?
8. In what town does Marty live?
9. To what town is his town close to?
10. What comes to mind when you think of a town called Friendly?
11. What comes to mind when you think of a town called Sistersville?
12. Wheeling and Parkersburg, they have a small town located between them. What is its name?
13. What was the name of the best town of the whole state?
14. How big is Marty’s house?
15. What is the environmental setting around Marty’s house?
16. What eight animals can you find around Marty’s house?
17. Is there a bridge that Marty crosses?
18. As Marty was walking along the river, what did he see?
19. What made Marty change his mind about shooting his gun that day?
20. What jumps out of the river?
21. What will happen to Marty if he doesn’t get home before dark?
22. What does Marty do to finally get the dog to come to him?
23. On page 6, Marty said it started to rain. True and False
24. Why will Marty get in trouble for coming home wet?
25. Where did Marty see the dog?
26. Whose dog does Dad say it belongs to?
27. What is the name of Marty’s grandmother that died?
28. How many television channels do they receive in Friendly?
29. What two programs were on tv?
30. What day of the week is it?
31. Why do they have preaching on tv today?

The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis, Chapter 2: Wind

Book: The Dreamer
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sis
ISBN: 978-0-439-26970-4
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Chapter 2: Wind

1. Who is Rodolfo?
2. What was Rodolfo doing this morning?
3. What is the name of Neftali’s father?
4. Who(m) thinks Rodolfo shows great promise?
5. How old is Rodolfo?
6. What fate is Neftali’s father hoping his kids don’t suffer?
7. If Neftali’s dad had been given the chance, what would have he studied?

The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis, Chapter 1: Rain

Book: The Dreamer
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sis
ISBN: 978-0-439-26970-4
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Chapter 1: Rain

1. Which country is the author talking about that is shape like the arm of a tall guitarrista?
2. What was the name of the town?
3. What was the name of the boy? (A)
4. Who was walking outside of the boy’s door?
5. When did Neftali’s mother die?
6. Does Neftali’s father think day dreaming makes you weak? Yes No
7. What is Neftali’s older brother’s name?
8. What is Neftali’s little sister’s name? (B)
9. What is the name of Neftali’s intelligent uncle?
10. What does his uncle own?
11. How old was B?

Control High Blood Pressure without Drugs by MD Robert Rowan

Book: Control High Blood Pressure Without Drugs
Author: Robert Rowan, M.D.
ISBN: 0-684-87328-1

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Could You Have Hypertension?
Chapter 2: The Dangers of High Blood Pressure
Chapter 3: Measure Your Pressure
Chapter 4: Diastolic and Systolic Pressure-What Does Each Mean?
Chapter 5: What Happens When You Learn You Have High Blood Pressure?
Chapter 6: Do It for Yourself
Chapter 7: The Truth About Salt
Chapter 8: Obesity Is a Hypertension Issue
Chapter 9: Are You Really Hungry?
Chapter 10: Eat Right/Feel Right
Chapter 11: The Rice Diet and Other Diet Choices
Chapter 12: Cholesterol As a Culprit
Chapter 13: Fiber Is Important
Chapter 14: Sugar Is Not Sweet to Your Body
Chapter 15: Diabetes and Kidney Disease and Hypertension
Chapter 16: Hypertension: A Risk Factor for Stroke
Chapter 17: Working Together: The Pump and the Hose
Chapter 18: Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium and High Blood Pressure
Chapter 19: Smoke Gets in Your Blood
Chapter 20: Alcohol and Illegal Drugs and Hypertension
Chapter 21: Sleeping with Hypertension
Chapter 22: Hypertension and Aging
Chapter 23: Women and High Blood Pressure
Chapter 24: Impotence and Hypertension
Chapter 25: Stress and Hypertension
Chapter 26: Complementary (Alternative) Therapies for Hypertension
Chapter 27: Biofeedback: Training Your Body to Reduce Hypertension
Chapter 28: Fold Medicine and Other Traditions
Chapter 29: Exercise Combats Hypertension
Chapter 30: Walking Your Blood Pressure Down
Chapter 31: About Antihypertensive Drugs
Chapter 32: Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals and Hypertension
Chapter 33: A Life of Healthy Eating: Recipes to Lower Your Blood Pressure
Appendix 1: Sodium in Foods
Appendix 2: A Week with the DASH Diet
Appendix 3: A Comparison of Saturated Fat, Total Fat, Cholesterol, Calories, and Sodium
Appendix 4: A Walking Program to Reduce Blood Pressure

Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'aulaire

Book: Book of Greek Myths
Author: Ingri and Edgar Parin D'aulaire
ISBN: 978-0-545-25015-3

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: In Olden Times
Chapter 2: Gaea, Mother Earth
Chapter 3: The Titans
Chapter 4: Zeus and his Family
Chapter 5: Hera
Chapter 6: Hephaestus
Chapter 7: Aphrodite
Chapter 8: Ares
Chapter 9: Athena
Chapter 10: Poseidon
Chapter 11: Apollo
Chapter 12: Artemis
Chapter 13: Hermes
Chapter 14: Hades
Chapter 15: Persephone and Demeter
Chapter 16: Dionysus
Chapter 17: Minor Gods, Nymphs, Satyrs, and Centaurs
Chapter 18: Prometheus
Chapter 19: Pandora
Chapter 20: Deucalion
Chapter 21: Eos
Chapter 22: Helios and Phaethon
Chapter 23: Selene
Chapter 24: Pan
Chapter 25: Echo
Chapter 26: Syrinx
Chapter 27: The Wild and Vulgar Centaurs
Chapter 28: Asclepius
Chapter 29: The Nine Muses
Chapter 30: Orpheus
Chapter 31: Mortal Descendants of Zeus
Chapter 32: Europa and Cadmus
Chapter 33: Tantalus and Pelops
Chapter 34: Danaus, Perseus, and the Gordon
Chapter 35: Clever and Vainglorious Kings
Chapter 36: King Midas
Chapter 37: Sisyphus
Chapter 38: Bellerophon
Chapter 39: Melampus
Chapter 40: Heracles
Chapter 41: Theseus
Chapter 42: Oedipus
Chapter 43: The Golden Fleece
Chapter 44: The Calydonian Boar Hunt
Chapter 45: The Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord
Chapter 46: Everything Must Come to an End

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Book: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 978-0-439-02352-8

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27