Question 1

Why did Abby Sunderland head out on her voyage?

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Abby wanted to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world solo

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Abby was trying to make the fastest solo voyage around the world.

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Abby wanted to complete a voyage that her brother Zac had not been able to complete.

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Abby wanted to prove to her parents that she was just as good of a sailor as her brother.

Question 2

How did Abby's voyage end?

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Abby had to be rescued in a remote spot in the Indian Ocean

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Abby's parents ordered her to stop her voyage.

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Abby's boat sank just a day after she began her voyage

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Abby successfully sailed around the world alone

Question 3

What kind of reaction did Abby's voyage cause?

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Critics debated the wisdom of a young sailor making such a dangerous trip

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Many sailing experts praised Abby's parents for letting her go on the voyage.

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Other teenage girls around the world followed in Abby's footsteps.

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Abby was universally acclaimed as a hero.

Question 4

What is the author's purpose of the online news article?

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to provide details about Abby's rescue and the debate that followed

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to share an opinion about Abby's voyage.

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to share interviews with Abby's parents.

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to tell why Abby wanted to sail around the world.

Question 5

Which words best describe how Abby's father felt after her rescue?

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relieved and proud

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sad and guilty

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relieved and embarassed

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frustrated and sad

Question 6

How did the writer of the essay feel when she thought about Abby bobbing alone in the Indian Ocean?

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Sad

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Inspired

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Hopeful

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Curious

Question 7

What is the main opinion of the author of the essay about Abby's voyage?

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Abby's parents were foolish to let her risk her life

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Abby's parents should feel proud of her accomplishment

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Abby's parents were very brave to let her go

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Abby's parents should have supported her more.

Question 8

How does the author of the essay address the counterargument that parenthood requires some tolerance of risk?

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She claims that parents need to help children evaluate risk

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she claims that risk is necessary to allow children to mature

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She claims that parents should never allow children to take risks

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She claims that taking risks is fine if parents take the risks with their children

Question 9

In the TV news interview, how did Abby's brother Zac say he felt when he heard that she was in trouble in the Indian Ocean?

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He was concerned but confident that she had the skills to survive

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He was afraid for her

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He was certain she would not be able to survive

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He was surprised that she ran into trouble in that part of the Indian Ocean

Question 10

What information does the TV news interview provide that the online article and the essay cannot?

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The news interview lets you hear her parents' reasons in their own words

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The news interview shares critics' opinions in their own words

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the news interview lets you hear Abby tell her reasons for going on her voyage

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The news interview shows Abby's sailing skills through a video

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