"Who Was Amelia Earhart?" ch. 8 & Timeline

Amelia Earhart wanted to

• fly around the world close to the equator

• fly to the moon

• fly to Japan

• fly in a paraglider

To help Amelia, George hired

• a housekeeper and a cook

• two watchdogs to guard the plane at night

• extra fuel tanks to keep airplane fuel in the backyard

• two navigators to fly with Amelia and help her stay on course

On her trip around the world, the trip would go from

• west to south

• east to west

• east to north

• north to south

Many delays kept her from going on schedule. They had to change the flight path to

• west to east

• north to south

• south to west

• west to north

Only one navigator was able to go on the trip around the world. His name was

• Fred Noonan

• Fred Flintstone

• Bill Nye, the Science Guy

• George Putnam

Amelia communicated with Fred Noonan by passing notes over the extra fuel tanks with a

• slingshot

• fishing pole

• badminton racket

• clothesline

Amelia flew over forty hours and four thousand miles in the first week. She flew

• over the Atlantic and crossed to Africa

• over the Atlantic and crossed to Hawaii

• over the Atlantic and crossed to South America

• over the Atlantic and crossed to California

To help Amelia and Fred, a U.S. Coast Guard ship was sent to Howland Island. They would send out a signal to

• cheer Amelia on and give her encouragement

• guide the Electra in for landing

• act as a giant arrow showing her the way

• tell her if the refrigerator door was open

Even today, people are still looking for Amelia's plane. Search parties still occasionally hike through remote Pacific island near Howland, hoping

• to find Waldo

• to find a clue in the overgrown jungles

• to find Howland

• to take the around-the-world trip themselves

There are two Timelines at the end of the book. One is the Timeline of Amelia's Life and the other is the

• Timeline of the World

• Timeline of McPherson Magnet

• Timeline of Mrs. Robertson's Life

• Timeline of Flight