The Tuskegee Airmen

Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude toward the Tuskegee Airmen?

• disappointed

• respectful

• suspicious

• unaffected

The author wrote The Tuskegee Airmen mainly to _____________.

• explain the history of this group of African-American men.

• persuade readers to become military pilots

• inform the readers about military fighter jets

• entertain readers with stories of World World II adventures

Read this sentence: During the 1930s, African Americans lived under unfair laws in many southern states that kept them segregated from whites. What does the word segregated mean?

• fighting against

• joined together

• kept apart, separated

• at peace

The African-American pilots became known as the "Red Tails" because ____________________.

• the Army Air Corps required them to wear red pants

• they painted their airplane tails red

• their planes looked like hawks

• the German pilots called them that

What happened after the Tuskegee Airmen returned home from fighting to free Europe from the Nazis?

• They were greeted with parades and cheering.

• They were all given promotions in the U.S. military.

• They were still treated like second-class citizens.

• They were taken to restaurants.

How did Captain Davis want his men to solve the problem of unfair treatment during their training in Alabama?

• by filing lawsuits against the U.S. government

• by showing everyone that they could fly and fight as well or better than any white unit

• by staging peaceful protests in Tuskegee

• by resigning their jobs and returning home

What makes The Tuskegee Airmen an informational nonfiction book?

• It is a factual book that gives information about real events.

• It is written from the imagination of the writer.

• It has rhythm and rhyme.

• It is a story about the author's life.

What types of missions did the Tuskegee Airmen become famous for?

• bombing factories

• destroying navy ships

• escorting bomber planes to their targets

• spying on enemy cities

Read this sentence: During their training in Alabama, the Tuskegee Airmen had to put up with discrimination. Which of the statements below is an example of discrimination?

• The Tuskegee Airmen came from different parts of the country.

• The Tuskegee Airmen trained at a U.S. Army base.

• The Tuskegee Airmen were only given old airplanes.

• The Tuskegee Airmen were not allowed into some areas of their bases that were open to whites.

Why did U.S. leaders finally allow African-Americans to join the Army Air Corps?

• They didn't have enough pilots to fight the war.

• The Supreme Court forced them to allow them to join.

• They wanted to prove that African Americans could not do the job as well as white pilots.

• The white pilots were not good pilots.