Terry Fox questions.

  1. What was Terry Fox’s dream?       Terry Fox’s dream was to run 8530 kilometers ,across Canada and raise maybe $1 million to fight the disease that had claimed his leg.
  2. How did he get this idea to run?     He got this idea to run by a story on magazine.
  3. Where and when did Terry Fox start his Marathon of Hope. April 12, 1980 he gazed for a moment out over the harbor in St. john’s Newfoundland, dipped his artificial leg in water, turned, and started running
  4. How did Terry make the basketball team despite his small size?
  5. What was Terry diagnosed with? ( be specific)
  6. What operation did the doctors perform on his leg?
  7. . Aside from running, what did Terry do raise awareness to Canadians?
  8. Why did Terry’s Marathon of Hope have to come to an end?
  9. Terry’s legacy has continued since his death. Give two facts that attest to this.
  10. Although he wanted to be considered as an ordinary person, most people consider Terry Fox as a hero.  What character traits did Terry have that made him heroic?

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