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- 1. Multiple Choice
Bessie Coleman was famous because . . .
She died in 1926.
She was smart and determined.
She grew up with discrimination.
She was the first African American woman to fly.
- 2. Multiple Choice
All made Bessie's childhood difficult EXCEPT . . .
She grew up with discrimination.
She was a very good math student.
She walked 4 miles to and from school.
Her whole family worked in cotton fields.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did Bessie go to France?
to learn French
to go to flight school
to meet Robert Abbott, a publisher
to sail on a ship
- 4. Multiple Choice
Bessie Coleman ________________ young African-Americans to become pilots.
remembered
discriminated against
inspired
made
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy could Bessie not find someone in America to teach her to fly?She did not have enough money to pay for the lessons.Her grades were not good enough to become a pilot.No one would teach her because of her skin color.She was a woman.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Bessie have to do BEFORE she went to France?find an apartmentlearn to speak Frenchlearn to fly a plane by herselffind someone to teach her how to fly
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBessie Coleman grew up in a time of discrimination. What does discrimination mean?Treating one group of people in an unfair wayTo be very poorVery little educationEquality for all people
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat city did Bessie move to after college with her brothers?ChicagoPhiladelphiaDallasWaxahachie
- 9. Multiple Choice
The selection is nonfiction because it-
Is about a pilot
Is about a fake person
It could never happen
It is a biography about a real person
- 10. Multiple Choice
Where was Bessie Coleman born?
Atlanta Texas
South Carolina
North Carolina
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did Bessie's career in performance flying end?She fell out of her airplane and died.She wasn't famous anymorePeople weren't interested in stunt flyingShe decided to become an author instead
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