Vocabulary
A crowd of ___________ watched the games.
A. refused B. hospitality
C. spectators D. heroine
C. spectators
Winning that long race is a great __________.
A. hospitality
B. refused
C. stood
D. feat
D. feat
What did Ruth Law try to be the first to do?
A. fly a plane without extra gas
B. fly from New York City in a bigger plane
C. fly from Chicago to New York City in one day
D. fly to Chicago before nightfall
C. fly from Chicago to New York City in one day
Lake Michigan is near __________.
A. New York City
B. Hornell, New York
C. Chicago
D. Binghamton, New York
C. Chicago
Which word best tells what Ruth's take-off was like?
A. fast
B. rough
C. graceful
D. easy
B. rough
In the play, the _________ saves the relatives from harm.
A. stood B. refused
C. heroine D. looming
C. heroine
The stranger was thankful for the ________.
A. feat
B. stood
C. refused
D. hospitality
D. hospitality
When did Ruth Law make this flight?
A. 1916 B. 1924
C. 1935 D. 1950
A. 1916
The book tells about someone who lived ______________.
A. ten years ago B. in Binghamton
C. more than 90 years ago D. in New York City
C. more than 90 years ago
To prepare the plane for Ruth's flight, mechanics _____________________.
A. added five gas tanks
B. removed the lights
C. attached a special roof
D. attached a special map holder
B. removed the lights
My brother __________ to let me use his ball and bat.
A. refused B. spectators
C. hospitality D. sturdy
A. refused
This book is most like a _________.
A. play
B. folktale
C. fantasy
D. biography
D. biography
What was Ruth's "baby-machine" like?
A. Her plane was the biggest and newest kind.
B. Her plane was tiny and old.
C. Her plane was built for long flights.
D. Her plane was built to carry heavy loads.
B. Her plane was tiny and old.
Which even happened first?
A. Ruth landed near Binghamton, New York.
B. Ruth's plane came down near Hornell, New York.
C. Ruth set an American record for flying.
D. Ruth's plane arrived in New York City.
B. Ruth's plane came down near Hornell, New York.
Why did Ruth run out of gas before she landed in Hornell?
A. The wind didn't help push her along.
B. The wind was blowing her plane sideways.
C. She flew through a bad rainstorm.
D. She hadn't known how far Hornell was.
A. The wind didn't help push her along.
We ________ in the line a long time.
A. spectators B. stood
C. refused D. hospitality
B. stood
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.
Why did Ruth accept the "hospitality of strangers" outside of Binghamton?
A. Her friends did not meet her.
B. She landed there because it was getting dark.
C. Her plane got caught in a tree.
D. She was hungry and tired, so she landed there.
B. She landed there because it was getting dark.
How did Ruth Law fail? How did she succeed?
Ruth did not make her journey in one day. She did set a distance record
Why didn't Ruth feel cold on the morning of her flight.
A. She was too excited.
B. She had slept in four suits and a skirt.
C. It was a very warm morning.
D. She had slept in a tent on a hotel roof.
D. She had slept in a tent on a hotel roof.