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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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