Brave Bessie

Why did Bessie have to leave college?

• She missed her family

• She could not afford it

• She did not want to learn

• She did not get good grades

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How did Bessie become interested in flying?

• She met a lady pilot

• She learned about planes in college

• She went to an air show in Chivago

• She heard her brother talk about lady pilots

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Why 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

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What did Bessie have to do BEFORE she went to France?

• find an apartment

• learn to speak French

• learn to fly a plane by herself

• find someone to teach her how to fly

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What lesson did you learn from Brave Bessie?

• Bessie Coleman had to study a lot in order to succeed

• Bessie Coleman dreamed of becoming a rich person

• Bessie Coleman wanted to be like Harriet Tubman

• Bessie Coleman was determined to succeed at becoming a pilot

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