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Why did Bessie have to leave college?

• She missed her family.

• She could not afford it.

• She did not want to learn.

• She did not get good grades.

How did Bessie become interested in flying?

• She met a lady pilot.

• She learned about planes in college.

• She went to an air show in Chicago.

• She heard her brother talk about lady pilots.

Why could Bessie not find someone in America to teach her to fly?

• She did not have enough money to pay for lessons.

• Her grades were not good enough to become a pilot.

• No one would teach her because of the her skin color.

• She was a woman.

What did Bessie have to do BEFORE she went to France?

• find an apartment

• learn to speak French

• learn to fly a plane by herself

• find someone to teach her how to fly

What is the topic of "Brave Bessie"?

• Bessie Coleman wanted to be like Harriet Tubman

• Bessie Coleman had to study a lot in order to succeed.

• Bessie Coleman dreamed of becoming a rich person.

• Bessie Coleman was determined to succeed at becoming at pilot.

Why would Bessie have to travel all the way to France to learn to fly?

• No one would teach her because of her skin color and she was a woman.

• She wanted to go to France, it sounded fun.

• France was the only place to learn to fly.

• She could have just stayed in the United States to learn.

How did Bessie get to France?

• She drove

• She flew a plane-- she was a pilot.

• A steamboat

• She took a train.

What did Bessie do when she returned to the U.S. as a pilot?

• She would put on shows and do stunts for large crowds.

• She became a teacher.

• Bessie got married.

• Bessie flew planes and took people on trips.

What kind of story is Bessie Coleman?

• Fairy tale-- Fiction

• Biography-- Non-Fiction

• Realistic Fiction-- Fiction

• Expository Text-- Non Fiction

What was created in honor of Bessie Coleman's legacy?

• The Bessie Coleman Aero Club that taught African Americans to fly

• Authors wrote stories about her

• A statue was made for her

• Nothing was created