Brave Bessie Coleman

1. Why was it difficult for Bessie Coleman to become a pilot in

the United States?

• 𝖠 No flying school would admit a black woman.

• 𝖡 She did not complete her college education.

• 𝖢 Airplanes were still fairly new and hard to find.

• 𝖣 She was not strong enough to control a plane.

2. When did Bessie Coleman travel to France?

• 𝖠 just before she met Robert Abbott

• 𝖡 after she began performing in air shows

• 𝖢 as soon as she learned to speak French

• 𝖣 after she decided to open a flying school

Choose three options that describe Bessie Coleman’s character.

• • brave—She did dangerous tricks in her airplane.

• determined—She did not give up looking for a job or trying to

  enter flying school.

• • smart—She learned to fly; she taught herself to read.

• Tall-she was accepted because of her physique

4. Why did so many people admire Bessie Coleman?

• 𝖠 She overcame many obstacles to become a pilot.

• 𝖡 She grew up in Texas and moved to Chicago.

• 𝖢 She traveled to France by herself in 1920.

• 𝖣 She got a job in Chicago and took French classes.

5. Which would be the best place to find more information

about Brave Bessie Coleman?

• 𝖠 a newspaper

• 𝖡 an encyclopedia

• 𝖢 an atlas

• 𝖣 a dictionary