Amelia Earhart’s Survival and Repatriation By Wikipedia
The mystery of Amelia Earhart has fascinated and persisted since the morning of July 2, 1937, when the world’s most famous female pilot and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared without a trace near Howland Island, in the central Pacific. Various theories about this mystery have been proposed, from serious and reasonable scenarios to the most bizarre flights of fancy. More than once, the grand affirmation, “The mystery is solved!” has been heard, only to fade into silence in the wake of competing ideas and evidence. To this day, no definitive “smoking gun” evidence has been uncovered or released. Thus no universal agreement exists as to the true fate of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. One of the most controversial hypotheses about Earhart’s disappearance is the so-called “survival theory.” This theory suggests that Earhart survived World War II in Japanese custody, and was then somehow “repatriated” back to the United States in 1945. Speculation circulating during the postwar years led some researchers to lend some credence to this idea. Was it really so? How credible were these stories and speculations?
Part A: Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?
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A Amelia Earhart’s disappearance still remains a mystery.
B Amelia Earhart might have survived and returned to the US.
C Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared back in 1937.
D Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous cases of a missing person.
Part B: Which detail from the text best supports your answer in part A?
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A when the world’s most famous female pilot and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared without a trace near
B Various theories about this mystery have been proposed
C To this day, no definitive “smoking gun” evidence has been uncovered or released.
Part A: B Amelia Earhart might have survived and returned to the US.
Part B: A when the world’s most famous female pilot and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared without a trace near. This detail supports the idea that Amelia Earhart might have survived and returned to the US because it highlights the mystery surrounding their disappearance and the lack of concrete evidence regarding their fate.