Brave Bessie Practice Test

Who were Bessie Coleman's heroes?

• Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh

• George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

• Booker T. Washington and Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks

What did Bessie use to practice her numbers?

• Counting stars

• Using a calculator

• Checking the money her family got for picking cotton

• Playing cards

Why did Bessie leave college?

• She graduated early

• She did not like school

• She could not afford to stay

• She wanted to start working immediately

Where did Bessie move to pursue her dreams?

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

• New York

• Miami

What was Bessie's job in Chicago?

• Barber shop worker

• Nurse

• Librarian

• Teacher

What did Bessie need to go to a different country?

• A driver's license

• A passport

• A boat

• A letter of recommendation

How did Bessie get to France?

• By car

• By airplane

• By train

• On a steamship

What did Bessie become the first African-American woman to earn?

• An Olympic medal

• A college degree

• A pilot's license

• A Nobel Prize

What did Bessie perform to earn money for her flying school?

• Singing

• Teaching

• Dancing

• Stunt flying shows

What was commemorated on the back of a quarter?

• The Bessie Coleman Aero Club

• Bessie Coleman

• Bessie Coleman's airplane

• Bessie Coleman's pilot's license