1. What dangers were there on the way to the balloon site?
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2. Write down two words that show that the travellers were looking forward to their day.
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From paragraph 3 and 4
3. Why do you think the passengers needed to be ‘reassured’?
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4. Why did they light the gas?
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From paragraphs 5 and 6
5. How do we know that the writer was interested in photography?
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6. Explain what the writer means by ‘after a few quick shots’.
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From paragraph 7 and 8
7. Which phrase tells us that the passengers were an international group?
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8. What is the balloon contrasted with?
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From paragraph 11 and 12
9. Explain in your own words ‘only an intermittent burst of flame interrupted the profound silence’ paying special attention to the words in italics.
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10. How do we know the passengers could not decide which direction they went?
