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Title: Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Author: Peg Kehret Genre: Autobiography 1. What is the author's purpose for writing this book? a. Inform b. The author would like to tell you about the year she got polio. 2. Who is the subject? a. Peg Schulze 3. What is the tense of the writing? a. past tense 4. How are the events organized? a. Chronologically 5. What place(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a. Sheltering Arms : She started there, than came back and learned to walk. b.University Hospital : They helped her get better and her doctor made her promise that she would walk. c.Home: She missed it dearly. 6. What event(s) influenced the subject? Why? a.Her getting Polio. It changed her life forever. b.Her walking: She learned to do it all over again. c.Her drinking a chocolate milkshake for the first time in a long time: It saved her life. 7. What person(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a.Dr.Bevis: Her was her favorite doctor. He painted her toenails, and made her promise she would walk again. b.Her parents : They were very supportive an encouraging, and saved her life by making her drink a chocolate milkshake. c.Her roommates: They fought through Polio together, and she learned to love them all. 8. How did the subject make a difference in the world? a. She faught through Polio. b.She made many wonderful books. c.She was and inspiration to everyone. 9. Why would you recommend this book to others? a.It's heartwarming, and adventurous. b.Very good writing, it sucked me in. c.A great lesson.