"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.

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

The word, daunt, means

• easy

• intimidating

• impossible

• fun

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

The word, circumnavigate, means

• to divide

• to conquer

• to travel around the world

• to vote

What did Amelia do to earn extra money?

• gave talks around the world

• endorsed products

• wrote books

• all the above

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

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

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.

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.