The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

What did Phillipe Petit do every day?

• He was a dancer
• He was a street performer
• He was in the circus

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On what building did Phillippe tightrope walk on before the two towers?

• The Eiffel Tower
• The Empire State Building
• The Notre Dame Cathedral

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Why did Phillippe and his friends dress as construction workers when they went into the towers?

• They wanted to help finish building the towers
• That was the only way they would be let in.
• They thought it would be fun.

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Why does a tightrope walker hold a pole?

• to help him/her balance.
• to protect him/her from the wind
• so people from below can see him/her better

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In the story, it says Phillippe felt _____ when walking the wire.

• happy and free
• happy and scared
• scared and nervous

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Why did Phillippe stay on the wire even after he was told he was under arrest?

• He knew no one would come to get him.
• He didn't want to go to jail.
• He was frozen with fear.

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Why are the towers gone?

• They were destroyed in an attack
• The were destroyed in a fire
• The city government had them torn down.

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Phillippe Petite was an 

• artist
• teacher
• aerialist

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Which word would best describe Phillippe Petit?

• Courageous
• lazy
• joyful
• terrified

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What word best corresponds with the meaning of plummeted in the following sentence?
 “The cable’s middle plummeted toward the street pulling the friends on the other tower to the very edge.” 

• rose
• fell
• walked
• shifted

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