Sam hated rushing things + insisted that they take back roads. Joe was in, What can you infer?

Sam and Joe are generally relaxed on road trips.

How does the passage describe the wives of America’s first astronauts?

strong, courageous, and independent

How did most of the wives deal with the stress of their husbands being in space?

They relied on the friendship and support of other wives

What evidence supports the fact "Orchids need very specific insects or birds to spread pollen"

Many orchids use their scent to lure insects to their pollen

The main setting of this story is

along back roads over the course of a day

What is the main idea of the story?

the beautiful and interesting things along back roads

what evidence supports that astronauts wives had unique opportunity and privileges?

The wives got to meet Jackie Kennedy and go on world tours.

What is the main idea of the passage?

Orchids, Orchid Hunting, and Orchid Pollination

What is the main idea of the passage?

the strong wives who supported the first astronauts

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1
What does the passage describe?
What being a Central American prisoner is like
Europeans collecting orchids in the 1800's
Orchids and Orchid hunting
The life of Susan Orlean
2
Why might orchid hunters be willing to face dangerous challenges to get them?
They use their scent to attract insects
They look like insects
The orchid has been around since the dinosaurs
They are worth a lot of money
3
Complete: Joe and Sam decide not to take the highway ____ they could drive through back roads.
So
Instead
Next
Even though
4
What is Lily Koppel’s book about?
the life of Neil Armstrong
The wives of astronauts
the Apollo 11 moon landing
pioneers of space travel
5
Sam hated rushing things + insisted that they take back roads. Joe was in, What can you infer?
Sam and Joe are generally relaxed on road trips.
Sam and Joe did not want to go to Pittsburgh.
Sam and Joe have known each other for a very long time.
Sam and Joe are generally very stressed on road trips.
6
How does the passage describe the wives of America’s first astronauts?
strong, courageous, and independent
examples of mental and physical excellence
overwhelmed by responsibility and pressure
perfect American wives and homemakers
7
How did most of the wives deal with the stress of their husbands being in space?
They relied on the friendship and support of other wives
They relied on support from NASA employees.
They toughed it out on their own.
They became depressed and kept to themselves.
8
What is an orchid?
A scent from a flower that attracts insects
A hunter in the Philippines
A rare and valuable flower
An insect that spreads pollen
9
What evidence supports the fact "Orchids need very specific insects or birds to spread pollen"
Many people who looked for orchids faced tragedy
In Venezuela there is a flower people collect
There are more than 25,000 orchids world wide
Many orchids use their scent to lure insects to their pollen
10
The main setting of this story is
an airplane flight to Texas
along back roads over the course of a day
Pittsburgh on a hot summer day
Rockville Bridge on a lazy afternoon
11
How do people in Dauphin Borough most likely feel about the statue?
They believe it is a sign from a higher power.
They pay little attention to it
They embrace its presence
They are confused by its miraculous appearance.
12
What is the main idea of the story?
a friendship formed through sharing a car ride together
the beautiful and interesting things along back roads
the difference between natural and man-made landmarks
the importance of taking time to appreciate nature
13
what evidence supports that astronauts wives had unique opportunity and privileges?
The wives all lived together in Togethersville.
The wives made sure their husbands weren’t stressed.
The wives got to meet Jackie Kennedy and go on world tours.
The wives ran their households as single mothers
14
What is the main idea of the passage?
Orchids, Orchid Hunting, and Orchid Pollination
A species of orchids in the deep Colombian jungle
The Philippines and the dangers of hunting orchids there
An Orchid Hunt that Tom Hart Dyke and Paul Winder went on
15
Joe and Sam are on their way to which location?
Dauphin Borough
Pittsburgh
New York City
The back roads of Pennsylvania
16
What is the main idea of the passage?
the strong wives who supported the first astronauts
the problems and difficulties faced by American astronauts
movies about famous space missions, such as Apollo 13
the Houston “spaceburbs” where astronauts’ families lived

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