The Eruption of M.S.H. Chapters 11-12
Across
- 3. “Fiery hurricane wind packed with poisonous gas and ash” is how Jess remembered Dr. Morales explaining what a _________ surge was, when he told what happened on Mount Pelée. P. 66
- 6. Jess and the twins had a chance to look for the camera sooner than _________. P. 57
- 7. This onomatopoeia is the answer to Eddie’s question, “Is it coming from the mountain?” P. 64
- 8. Personification is when an author suggests that nonhuman things feel, behave, or think like humans. The author describes the black cloud as being ________. P. 65
- 10. Dirt and mud and bits of rocks rained down as the volcano __________ and roared. P. 70
- 12. Jess and twins couldn’t see any of the _________ or bulges on Mount St. Helens that Dr. Morales had told them about. P. 60
- 16. Synonyms for this word include: swooped, encircled, and leaped. ________ describes the way the twins excitedly told Jess their news. P. 58
- 17. At first, the kids accused each other of “tooting” because it smelled like rotten eggs. Then Jess realized that the smell was ________ gas -- like on Mount Pelée. P. 63
- 18. Jess felt like they should turn around and go back down the hill. With every step, Jess’s stomach ________ tighter. P. 61
- 20. Jess felt that the huge _____ was their only hope to try to survive the heat blast. P. 66-67
- 21. Jess found her camera carefully wrapped in a plastic bag, tucked inside her backpack. She was sure that she would find it lying on the ___________. P. 62
- 22. Jess teasingly “accused” the twins of wearing the Seattle __________ baseball T-shirts whenever their Mom went out of town. P. 58
Down
- 1. Jess and the twins had just stepped out the cabin when Jess caught a _______ of a nasty smell. P. 63
- 2. Mrs. Rowan was leaving in the morning for _________, which is a major city in western Canada, located in British Columbia. P. 59
- 4. Jess and the twins were in the back of the pickup, rumbling along Spirit Lake _________ Highway. P. 60
- 5. After she’d created enough space for her head and shoulders, Jess ________ herself in. Then, she curled herself into a little ball. P. 70
- 9. Eddie’s Dad talked to the police _______ about how close people were permitted to get to the mountain. P. 58
- 11. Jess knew that Dr. Morales would be worried about people going close to the mountain. She wondered if there would be a warning before a big _____________. P. 59
- 13. Unlike Loomis Lake, ________ Lake was right at the base of St. Helens. P. 58
- 14. When experiencing the “killer wind,” Jess felt that every breath was like __________ fire. P. 66
- 15. Jess was both relieved and confused when she found the camera. _________ had been allowed to come up to this part of the forest. P. 62
- 17. Jess noticed the absence of the usual forest sounds – no birds were chirping, no squirrels were __________. The air was strangely still and there was no wind. P. 61
- 18. Jess and the twins dug frantically into the sides of the hole, trying to _______ in. P. 67
- 19. This word means “extremely hot or intense.” Synonyms are: blistering, flaming, fiery and scorching. P. 66