Deep Survival

How does the author, Laurence Gonzales, show that Juliane Koepcke wasn't panicking while falling out of her plane?

• Juliane noticed that the trees looked like cauliflower.
• She imagined she was flying.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did the other passengers do that ultimately caused their deaths?

• They followed water to find civilization.
• They stayed in one spot.
• They walked uphill.
• They used supplied from the plane to try to flag down rescue

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Each small story Gonzales uses throughout "Deep Survival" illustrates what main idea? 

• How to stay away from difficult situations.
• How Gonzales is best equipped to survive.
• How to survive difficult situations.
• How to endure pain.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When Gonzales tells the story of the people in the World Trade Centers on 9/11/2001, he is trying to support the idea that...

• following rules is NOT always the best idea in emergencies.
• following rules IS always the best idea in emergencies.

What best characterizes Byron Kerns, the survival instructor, according to Gonzales?

• Macho, stern.
• Weak, full of fear.
• Soft spoken, full of laughter.
• Mean, scary.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Gonzales suggests that the best way to survive is to...

• find someone else to help.
• laugh a lot.
• carry a weapon everywhere.
• curl up in a ball and rock yourself slowly.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3