Nellie Bly Reading Comprehension

Nellie Bly started to write for the New York World in what year?

• 1887

• 1889

• 1890

How did Nellie’s business manager at the New York World feel about women?

• Women were equal to men

• Women were not equal to men

• Women were superior to men

True or False

Nellie's trip around the world took longer than she expected?

• True

• False

Which one of these transportations was not taken by Nellie during her adventure?

• Steamship

• Ferry

• Train

• Airplane

What year did Nellie go to Australia as the first female war reporter?

• 1904

• 1914

• 1895

• 1922

Why did Nellie go on her adventure around the world?

• She was trying to show the world that women are strong.

• She had family she wanted to visit along the way.

• She was being paid a large amount of money.

• She wanted to become famous.

True or False

Nellie adopted a pet monkey during her adventure.

• True

• False

True or False

Nellie went undercover into an insane asylum to write about the bad conditions there

• True

• False

What was the title of the book Nellie wrote after returning from her adventure?

• Around the World Again

• Women Around the World

• Around the World in Seventy-two Days

• Around the World in 80 Days

Where did Nellie work at after returning from Australia?

• The New York Journal

• The New York World

• The Pittsburgh Dispatch

• She retired once she was done reporting World War 1