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English 11 Public

Brave Bessie

Study Slideshow

p443 - When Bessie was a child who were her heroes?

Booker T Washington and Harriet Tubman.

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p443 - What did she dream about?

Becoming someone special.

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p444 - How long was Bessie in college and why did she leave?

4 months. She ran out of money.

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p445 - What job did Bessie do after college and what did she discover there?

A barber. She discovered it was hard for women to become pilots.

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p445 - Bessie agreed with the rules about who could fly - TRUE or FALSE

FALSE. She did not agree.

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p446 - Where did Bessie have to go to learn to fly? What was she determined to do?

Go to France. She was determined to succeed.

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p447 - How did Bessie travel to France? How did she feel?

By ship. She was a little scared but reminded herself she was on the way to being someone special.

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p448 - What did Bessie have to do first in her flying lesson? Why do you think this was important?

Study how to inspect the plane. ???

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p450 - When Bessie returned to the USA why was she surprised?

So many people were interested in her.

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p450 - What did over 1,000 people pay to do?

See Bessie perform.

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p451 - What is a "figure eight" and a "tailspin"?

Challenging flying stunts.

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