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Questions and Answers
What did the author see when looking down from the hot air balloon over England?
What did the author see when looking down from the hot air balloon over England?
- The wind-swept highlands of Scotland
- A lone albatross
- Fields of different shades of green (correct)
- Glaciers and Northern Lights
How did the author feel about the adventure of flying in the hot air balloon?
How did the author feel about the adventure of flying in the hot air balloon?
- It was boring and uneventful
- It was a terrifying experience
- It was worth the effort and time spent (correct)
- It was a regrettable decision
What weather condition caused the balloon to go off-course?
What weather condition caused the balloon to go off-course?
- Gentle breeze
- Heavy fog
- Sunny and clear skies
- Storm and lightning (correct)
What did the author see on the horizon around lunchtime?
What did the author see on the horizon around lunchtime?
What feeling did the author experience when the storm abated and they realized they were far off-course?
What feeling did the author experience when the storm abated and they realized they were far off-course?
What did the narrator see when the wind changed direction?
What did the narrator see when the wind changed direction?
What did the narrator narrowly avoid crashing into while flying close to the ice?
What did the narrator narrowly avoid crashing into while flying close to the ice?
What did the narrator witness drifting lazily past after the parched landscape of Australia?
What did the narrator witness drifting lazily past after the parched landscape of Australia?
What did the narrator see rising up like an ice giant at one point?
What did the narrator see rising up like an ice giant at one point?
What did the narrator witness becoming farmland and factories while traveling in the United States of America?
What did the narrator witness becoming farmland and factories while traveling in the United States of America?