Deep Survival

As Juliane Koepcke's plane fell from the sky, she remembers “thinking that the jungle trees below looked just like cauliflowers.” According to the author, what important fact about Juliane does this show?

• She was unaware at first that her life was in danger.

• She felt confident that the plane would not actually crash.

• She was able to observe the situation without panicking.

• he used her imagination to distract herself from her terror.

What did Juliane Koepcke do differently than the other passengers who landed in the Peruvian jungle?

• She traveled downhill to find water.

• She gathered supplies from the wreckage.

• She built a shelter to protect herself from the cold.

• She waited near the plane for rescuers to arrive.

The anecdotes Gonzales uses in this selection all help illustrate

• how to avoid dangerous situations.

• how to survive desperate circumstances.

• how he trained for endurance.

• how he conquered his own fears.

In lines 77–89, Gonzales discusses people who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. These examples support his idea that

• people's religious faith sometimes gives them a false sense of security.

• terrorist attacks are fundamentally different than other survival situations.

• listening to authority figures is the safest option in a major crisis.

• following the rules is not always the best course of action in an emergency.

Which detail about Byron Kerns, the survival instructor, surprised Gonzales?

• “He swaggered across the fueling ramp toward us wearing an 18-inch Panamanian machete on his belt. . . .”

• “He had worked at the famous Air Force Survival School in Washington State.”

• “He spoke softly, as if we were in a church. He laughed a lot.”

• “In our first exercise, Kerns asked me and Jonas to make a fire. . . .”

According to Gonzales, which of the following is the best way to ensure your own survival?

• figuring out who is to blame

• keeping your sense of humor

• having a store of poetry to recite

• finding someone else you can help

Disintegration is the process of

• a solid turning into a gas.

• a group cooperating together.

• a whole coming apart.

• a survivor being rescued.

To deduce something means to

• notify in writing.

• explain in detail.

• reach a logical conclusion.

• find a creative solution.

To distill something means to

• find out how it was made.

• add another substance to it.

• expand it to a larger amount.

• transform it to a liquid state.

A person's demeanor refers to his or her

• skills.

• manner.

• ethnicity.

• strength.