vocabulary
what is a spectator?
A person who watches interesting events or others
What year did Ruth Law make her flight from Chicago to New York City.
A. 1916 B. 1924
C. 1935 D. 1950
A. 1916
Which characters greeted Ruth Law in Binghampton, New York?
the hospitality of the strangers
Why did Ruth Law sleep on a rooftop of a hotel before her flight?
So her body would get used to the cold temperatures she would be facing on her flight
After the engine quit, the fuel tank was empty and the town of Hornell was still how many miles away?
2 miles
Ruth Law was considered a ______ because she did something brave.
Heroine
What is the form of energy, besides gasoline, that helps Ruth Law get to New York City?
Wind
How is Ruth Law differant than other pilots in 1916?
Ruth Law was a woman and other pilots were men
Because her plane was small, Ruth called her plane?
baby machine
Who was the President at the time of this story, and called her "great," when she landed in New York City?
President Woodrow Wilson
what is the definition of feat?
something that takes a lot of skill or courage
which word best tells what Ruth's take-off was like?
A. fast
B. rough
C. graceful
D. easy
B. rough
What is the reason Ruth Law landed her plane in Binghamton?
She knows she cannot get to New York before dark.
She doesn't have lights on her plane.
This book is most like a __________.
A. play
B. folklore
C. fantasy
D. biography
D. biography
Ruth Law's record was broken by?
Katherine Stinson
what is a manufacturer?
a person who manufactures or makes something
What is the record Ruth Law set?
flying 590 miles nonstop
What is the reason the mechanics took off the lights on the plane?
The lights made the plane too heavy. They needed more room for gas.
Why did Ruth wear a skirt over her four suits on the way to the plane?
At that time, a polite woman always wore a skirt
Where did Ruth keep her maps during her flight?
taped together and attached to her leg
What part of speech is bulky?
adjective
They added a _______to protect Ruth from the cold wind.
special windshield
When Ruth landed in the field, she was cold and hungry. She was driven where, while her plane was refueled?
to a restaurant, for a lunch of scrambled eggs and coffee
What is the name of the manufacturer/man who refused to sell a bigger plane to Ruth Law?
Mr. Curtiss
How many miles did Ruth go on this record cross-country trip?
590 Miles