Vesna's Fall (Reading)

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Vesna's Fall


1) From paragraph 1, it can be inferred that Vesna was:

A) a member of Ustache.
B) planning to visit Denmark.
C) on Flight 364 by chance.
D) from Czechoslovakia.


2) The word "fortuitous" in paragraph 1 (line 10) is closest in meaning to:

A) unplanned
B) lucky
C) opaque
D) ambivalent


3) The word "which" in paragraph 1 (line 12) refers to:

A) Croatia
B) group
C) Ustache
D) plane


4) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason that Vesna survived her fall?

A) She had never had psychological trauma.
B) She was found by a physician.
C) Her heart did not burst.
D) She had low blood pressure.


5) Which of the following words best describes Vesna's life philosophy?

A) pessimistic
B) empowered
C) apathetic
D) spiritual


6) The sentence "It’s a valid point, along the same lines as arguing that the event wasn’t a “miracle,” given that there were 27 people who didn’t survive," can best be paraphrased as:

A) Her survival in the crash was remarkable because she did not consider herself lucky.
B) Vesna's luck was not relevant to the event because it was she did not consider herself lucky.
C) The miracle was not that only 27 people perished but that Vesna was fortunate enough to survive.
D) It is reasonable for Vesna not to consider herself lucky since the event itself was a tragedy.