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Ten Questions: Tornadoes strike parts of the Midwest, Paris Hilton gets jail sentence

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(CNN Student News) -- May 7, 2007

Answer the following questions about today's featured news stories. Write your answers in the space provided.

1. Where in the Midwestern region of the U.S. did tornadoes recently strike?

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2. What damage did the twisters cause in Greensburg, Kansas?

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3. Who is Steve Harris, and how did he react to the destruction?

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4. What emotions do you think that the tornado victims might experience in the days and months ahead?

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5. According to the program, what message did President George W. Bush deliver to the tornado victims?

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6. Given what you know about the problems facing Steve Harris and the other tornado survivors, what supplies and assistance do you think that they most need? Can you think of ways that people your age might help these victims?

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7. What scale is used to rate the severity of tornadoes, and who developed it?

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8. Who is Paris Hilton, and for what offense was she recently sentenced to jail? According to the report, what is the status of her case?

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9. Do you think that Hilton received a fair sentence? Why or why not?

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10. In your view, what lessons, if any, can be learned from this case?

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