Fly Girl

"Fly Girl" - At the beginning of the play, why doesn’t Margie’s dad want her to become a WASP?

• He doesn’t think women should fly airplanes.

• He thinks she is too young and should wait a few years before becoming a pilot.

• He is worried that she will be killed in a plane crash, as his sister was.

• He doesn’t want her to leave home.

Fly Girl - The photo caption on page 14 states that more than 25,000 women applied to the WASP training program, fewer than 2,000 were accepted, and only 1,074 made it through the training. Which line from the play illustrates a similar idea?

• Jackie Cochran: This six-month training program is rigorous. Many of you will wash out.

• Cochran: Now, there are men out there who think you can’t do it.

• Margie: The Army never expected women to be flying their planes.

• Margie: That’s not going to happen to us, is it?

How is the conflict between Margie and her dad resolved at the end of the play?

• Margie apologizes and agrees to quit the WASPs.

• They agree not to talk about the WASPs again.

• Margie convinces her dad that being a WASP is not as dangerous as he thinks.

• Margie’s dad is proud of her and decides to support her choice to be a WASP.

"Fly Girl" - Which lines help you understand that women pilots faced discrimination during World War II? Choose TWO answers.

• Jackie Cochran: This six-month training program is rigorous.

• Instructor: Sure you can handle it, little lady?

• Margie: Did you hear that rotten captain? He said women pilots are as expendable as the planes.

• General Arnold: The WASPs are doing vital jobs.

Fly Girl - In Scene 7, Margie and Nell discuss an accident at Camp Davis. The playwright likely included this dialogue to help develop the idea that --

• Camp Davis was less safe than Love Field.

• Margie was having doubts about being a WASP.

• Nell had more experience than Margie.

• Being a WASP involved risk.

Fly Girl - What is the main theme of the play?

• A) The challenges and triumphs of women pilots during WWII

• B) The importance of family support

• C) The dangers of flying

• D) The history of aviation

Fly Girl - Which character is the protagonist of the play?

• A) Jackie Cochran

• B) Margie

• C) Nell

• D) General Arnold

Fly Girl - What motivates Margie to join the WASP program?

• A) A desire for adventure

• B) To prove her father wrong

• C) To serve her country

• D) To follow in her aunt's footsteps

Fly Girl - How does the play depict the training process for WASPs?

• A) As easy and straightforward

• B) As rigorous and challenging

• C) As unnecessary

• D) As a mere formality

Fly Girl - What is the significance of the title 'Fly Girl'?

• A) It refers to Margie's dream of flying

• B) It is a nickname given to Margie by her friends

• C) It symbolizes the freedom and empowerment of women pilots

• D) It is the name of the training program