The First Women in Flight

What is the main theme explored in 'Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America' by Steve Sheinkin?

• The Great Depression

• The Jazz Age

• The Space Race

• The Industrial Revolution

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According to the passage, what did the female aviators in the book consistently defy?

• Weather conditions

• Gender norms

• Airplane technology

• Government regulations

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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a theme in 'Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America'?

• Resilience

• Courage

• Space exploration

• Risk versus reward

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Steve Sheinkin's first graphic novel, published in 2006, was called ______.

• Rabbi Harvey

• The Notorious Benedict Arnold

• Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

• Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team

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Who did Florence Lowe “Pancho” Barnes take the speed record away from in 1930 by flying at 196 miles per hour?

• Olive Ann Beech

• Amelia Earhart

• Margaret Perry Cooper

• Clyde Cessna

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Margaret Perry Cooper participated in the inaugural Women’s Air Derby in 1929, flying from Santa Monica, California, to which city?

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Chicago, Illinois

• Dallas, Texas

• Denver, Colorado

Florence Lowe “Pancho” Barnes established the Happy Bottom Riding Club after she bought a piece of land in which desert?

• Mojave Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

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Who was the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to the American mainland?

• Amelia Earhart

• Bessie Coleman

• Harriet Quimby

• Jacqueline Cochran

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What was Joe Crosson's contribution to aviation in Alaska?

• He was the first pilot to fly over the southern polar continent in 1928, saving many villages in rural Alaska by delivering 280,000 units of diphtheria serum to the Arctic coast in 1931, and the first pilot to land on Denali (Mt. McKinley).

• He designed the first commercial jet engine used in Alaska.

• He established the first transatlantic passenger flight from Alaska to Europe.

• He invented the autopilot system for bush planes in Alaska.

Marvel Crosson was the first licensed female pilot in which state?

• Alaska

• California

• Texas

• Florida