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- 1. Multiple Choice
The topic of Wilbur's first letter is...
Discussing his interest in building a flying machine
Asking for money to help with his inventions
Applying for an inventor's license
Asking for help with a difficult equation
- 2. Multiple Choice
Wilbur believes that the best creature to look to for inspiration in creating a flying machine is the...
butterfly
bat
bird
fly
- 3. Multiple Choice
The topic of Wilbur's second letter is...
Boasting to his father of his achievements in the field of flying
Explaining how careful he is being in building his first flying machine
Asking his father for extra money to complete his flying machine
Complaining that his brother Orville is not doing his share of the work
- 4. Multiple Choice
In his second letter Wilbur states that "The man who wishes to keep at the problem long enough to really learn anything positively cannot take dangerous risks."
What can a reader infer from this quote about Wilbur?
He believes that the only way to succeed is taking big risks
He understands that injuring yourself with stupid risks will not help you solve a problem
He needs more people to come help him with his flying machine
He is completely unaware of the risks he is taking in building a flying machine
- 5. Multiple Choice
The length of time between Wilbur's first and second letter is...
two months
five months
eight months
over a year
- 6. Multiple Choice
The topic of Wilbur's third letter is...
Telling his father how depressed he is in the failure of his flying machine
Explaining to his father the results of his flying experiments so far
Begging his father to find him help for his flying experiments
Telling his father he is giving up on his dream of building a flying machine
- 7. Multiple Choice
In his third letter, Wilbur states that the distance their flying machine has covered is "about three times the best of any one else."
What can a reader infer from this statement?
His flying experiments were a complete failure
His flying experiments were somewhat successful
His flying experiments were equal to other inventors
His flying experiments were extremely successful
- 8. Multiple Choice
The length of time between Wilbur's second and third letter is...
over a year
over a year and a half
over two years
over three years
- 9. Multiple Choice
The topic of Wilbur's fourth letter is...
Complaining to his father how depressed he is in the failure of his various flying machines
Rejoicing in his confidence that after all his hard work he will very soon have a working flying machine
Telling his father that he will be coming home to continue his flying experiments there
Telling his father that he no longer believes man can build a working flying machine
- 10. Multiple Choice
The main connection between the "Letters of Wilbur Wright" and the other texts we have read in Unit 1 is...
That truly successful people never have to face failure
The importance of understanding that failure is a part of success
That only a small percentage of people will actually be successful in life
That all of the texts have been nonfiction
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