A) heavy ship traffic
B) The rocky coast
C) clinging seaweed
D) raw sewage and stinging jellyfish

A) She grew up in New York
B) She used to swim in the ocean every day
C) She was one of the best all around swimmers in the world
D) She crossed the English Channel the first time she tried

A) to protect her from the cold
B) to keep sharks away
C) to make her glide off the waves
D) to protect her from the sun

A) They carried a sign to encourage her
B) They sang silly songs to keep her from getting bored.
C) all of the things listed here
D) They tried to get her to stop when the weather got bad.

A) A waterway between England and Spain
B) A roadway between England and Spain
C) A waterway between New York and England.
D) A waterway between England and France

A) To try to persuade people from trying to swim the English Channel.
B) To report about Olympic Heroes from the past.
C) To teach people about the history of swimmers who tried to swim the English Channel.
D) To provide an example of a woman who broke sterotypes and show that girls can do things as well as boys.

A) 18
B) 9
C) 16
D) 14

A) difficult
B) dangerous
C) cold
D) long

A) Angry that she had crossed the channel
B) depressed
C) She felt okay because she had accomplished her life's biggest goal.
D) Sad

A) Had a tongue that was swollen twice its normal size.
B) Had all the injuries listed here.
C) Had a stubbed toe.
D) Had damaged her hearing.