"Vanished" Quick Check

The central idea of the entire article is that

• Amelia Earhart made a flight, and her end destiny has several theories; it is still a mystery.

• Amelia Earhart was the first women to circumnavigate the globe.

• Amelia Earhart was a remarkable pilot and person.

• Amelia Earhart had lots of followers, and she still does.

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Carro writes that “there was a laundry list of things women weren’t allowed to do.” Based on context clues, laundry list means

• an old list

• a long list

• an incomplete list

• a short list

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The word, daunt, means

• easy

• intimidating

• impossible

• fun

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Just one year before Amelia got her pilot's license, what were women granted?

• the right to own a bank account

• ability to serve on a jury

• the right to vote

• ability to fight in wars

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The word, circumnavigate, means

• to divide

• to conquer

• to travel around the world

• to vote

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What did Amelia do to earn extra money?

• gave talks around the world

• endorsed products

• wrote books

• all the above

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The writer included information about the time period in order to

• make the reader understand how difficult the time period was and what Amelia brought to it

• convince the reader that the 1930s was a great time period

• get the reader there in the moment and feel like Amelia was also there

• show the impact that others had on Amelia

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Author Mackenzie Carro writes“But then, early on the morning of July 2,something went terribly wrong.” This line shifts the mood of the introduction from upbeat and exciting to

• calm

• cheerful

• suspenseful

• energetic

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What does TIGHAR believe happened to Earhart?

• She survived and moved to New Jersey.

• She survived the crash and lived on an uninhabited island and survived on rainwater and fish.

• She survived and then went into the witness protection program.

• She crashed in the middle of the ocean and did not survive.

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What happened after the US Navy sent a patrol plane to search Nikumaroro?

• They found Earhart's plane.

• The located Earhart and Noonan.

• Signs of habitation were initially reported but there was no follow up.

• The US Navy never sent a patrol plane to search.

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