What month and year did Ruth Law make this flight?
November, 1916
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Did Ruth Law make her goal?
No, she wasn't able to fly from Chicago to New York City in one day.
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What city did Ruth Law start her flight from?
Chicago
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Is this story more like a folktale or a biography?
A biography: a biography is a story about someone written by someone else.
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What is a heroine?
A woman who does brave or courageous things.
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Did Ruth Law refuel in Hornell, NY or Binghamton, NY?
Hornell, NY
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What was Ruth Law's take-off from Chicago like?
Rough, scary, windy
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Which is farther from Chicago: Hornell, New York or New York City?
New York City
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Ruth called her airplane a ___________ machine.
baby
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Name one place where you may find a spectator.
football game, baseball game, theater
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Put the cities Ruth Law flew to in order:
New York City; Chicago; Binghamton, New York; Hornell, New York.
Chicago, Hornell, Binghamton, New York City
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What did Ruth Law try to be the first person to do?
To fly from Chicago to New York in one day.
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Name 2 of the 4 things that Ruth Law brought with her to help her with her flight.
A compass to show direction, maps to show where she was going, a clock to see if she would make it on time and a speedometer to show how fast she was going.
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Why did Ruth Law and the mechanics take off the lights on her airplane?
It was too heavy.
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Give two examples of how to show hospitality.
offering a drink, food, being nice, etc...
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Why did Ruth Law land in Binghamton, NY?
Because it was dark and she was hungry and tired.
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Why did Ruth Law run out of gas before she made it to New York?
Because the wind died down and didn't push her along.
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What city is Lake Michigan near? Chicago or New York?
Chicago.
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Why does Ruth Law wear a skirt?
Because it was polite for a lady to always wear a skirt back then.
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Give an example of a "feat"
Something that someone does that not many people can do.
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Tell what Ruth Law did in each city:
Chicago; Hornell, New York; Binghamton, New York; New York City
Chicago: she took off
Hornell: she had to refuel
Binghamton: she landed because it was dark
New York City: her final stop the next day
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What did Ruth Law accomplish (do)?
She set a (American) record for flying nonstop across the country. It was 590 miles.
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What landmark shows you Ruth Law is in New York City at the end of the story?
The Statue of Liberty
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What did Ruth and her mechanics add to her airplane so it could make the flight from Chicago to New York?