The Eruption of M.S.H. Chapters 11-12

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Across
  1. 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
  2. 6. Jess and the twins had a chance to look for the camera sooner than _________. P. 57
  3. 7. This onomatopoeia is the answer to Eddie’s question, “Is it coming from the mountain?” P. 64
  4. 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
  5. 10. Dirt and mud and bits of rocks rained down as the volcano __________ and roared. P. 70
  6. 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
  7. 16. Synonyms for this word include: swooped, encircled, and leaped. ________ describes the way the twins excitedly told Jess their news. P. 58
  8. 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
  9. 18. Jess felt like they should turn around and go back down the hill. With every step, Jess’s stomach ________ tighter. P. 61
  10. 20. Jess felt that the huge _____ was their only hope to try to survive the heat blast. P. 66-67
  11. 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
  12. 22. Jess teasingly “accused” the twins of wearing the Seattle __________ baseball T-shirts whenever their Mom went out of town. P. 58
Down
  1. 1. Jess and the twins had just stepped out the cabin when Jess caught a _______ of a nasty smell. P. 63
  2. 2. Mrs. Rowan was leaving in the morning for _________, which is a major city in western Canada, located in British Columbia. P. 59
  3. 4. Jess and the twins were in the back of the pickup, rumbling along Spirit Lake _________ Highway. P. 60
  4. 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
  5. 9. Eddie’s Dad talked to the police _______ about how close people were permitted to get to the mountain. P. 58
  6. 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
  7. 13. Unlike Loomis Lake, ________ Lake was right at the base of St. Helens. P. 58
  8. 14. When experiencing the “killer wind,” Jess felt that every breath was like __________ fire. P. 66
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 18. Jess and the twins dug frantically into the sides of the hole, trying to _______ in. P. 67
  12. 19. This word means “extremely hot or intense.” Synonyms are: blistering, flaming, fiery and scorching. P. 66