Brave Bessie

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.

Heroes means

• brave people

• hard workers

• serious citizens

• selfish neighbors

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 a pilot.

Heroes are_______

• brave people

• hard workers

• selfish neighbors

The genre for Brave Bessie is

• fiction

• biography

• expository text

• narrative nonfiction

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

• learn to fly a plane

• buy a home

• learn to speak French

• buy a plane

What inspired Bessie Coleman to pursue aviation?

• Her brother's stories about flying

• A book she read about Amelia Earhart

• A movie about the Wright brothers

• Her father's career as a pilot

Why did Bessie Coleman travel to France to learn flying?

• She wanted to learn French

• Flying schools in America were too expensive

• No American school would accept her due to her race and gender

• She had family in France

What does the term 'aviator' mean in the context of Bessie Coleman's story?

• A person who designs airplanes

• A person who flies airplanes

• A person who repairs airplanes

• A person who sells airplane tickets