Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride

In this selection, what does the expression "birds of a feather" say about Amelia and Eleanor?

• They were alike in many ways.
• They had nothing in common.
• They both loved birds.
• They wished they could fly like real birds.

Amelia and Eleanor are both famous. They are

• a pilot and the wife of a president.
• a president and a singer.
• a television star and an inventor.
• an actress and a reporter.

What is so unusual about Amelia flying an airplane in 1933?

• Airplanes hadn't been invented yet.
• Amelia hated airplanes.
• Her husband wouldn't let her fly.
• Very few women were flying airplanes back then.

Why does Amelia encourage Eleanor to get her student pilot's license?

• Amelia knows Eleanor can do anything she sets her mind to.
• Amelia wants Eleanor to take her place as a pilot.
• Amelia knows Eleanor's husband wants her to fly.
• Eleanor asks Amelia to get the license for her.

Why does everyone at the dinner party want to know what it is like to fly at night?

• They don't have anything else to talk about.
• They don't believe that anyone has flown at night.
• They want to make Amelia feel important.
• Very few people have ever flown at night and they are curious.

Amelia and Eleanor are similar because they both are

• very timid individuals.
• very adventurous.
• married to famous husbands.
• afraid of night flying.

What does Amelia ask Eleanor to do after dinner that is surprising?

• have more dessert
• take a flight to Baltimore so she can see the night sky
• have lunch the next day
• go shopping with her

Why does Eleanor say it is like sitting on top of the world when they are flying?

• They are so high up, the buildings look like tiny miniatures.
• They are at the top of a tall mountain.
• They go around the world.
• They are flying very fast.

Why does the reporter ask Eleanor if she felt "safe knowing a girl was flying that ship"?

• People think it is strange that a woman can fly a plane.
• The reporter can't think of anything else to ask.
• Eleanor looked scared when she got off the plane.
• Amelia is not a good pilot.

Instead of going into the White House, Amelia and Eleanor go

• to the 
  Secret Service agent's home.
• back to the airport.
• for a ride in Eleanor's brand-new car.
• to the movies.