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Which characters greeted Ruth Law in Binghampton, New York?
The hospitality of the strangers
100
What is the date that Ruth Law took off for New York City from Chicago?
November 19, 1916
100
What is a spectator?
A person who who watches others
100
Compare and contrast hospitality strangers to spectators.
Hospitality strangers greet people, while spectators watch people
100
Did Ruth sleep on a Chicago hotel rooftop?
Fact
200
Who is the main character in this book?
Ruth Law
200
What time did Ruth climb into the cockpit to start her trip?
7:20 A.M.
200
What is a manufacturer?
A person who manufactures or makes something
200
The pilot in this story to other pilots in 1916.
Ruth Law was a woman and the other pilots were men.
200
In 1916, polite ladies always wore a skirt?
Fact
300
What is the name of the manufacturer who refused to sell a bigger plane to Ruth Law?
Mr. Curtiss
300
At approximately what time did Ruth near Hornell, New York?
2:00 P.M. (eastern standard time)
300
What is a cockpit?
The part of a plane where the pilot sits and has the controls to fly the plane
300
Compare Ruth's plane to a modern day plane.
Ruth's plane is simple, while modern planes are complex.
300
Was Ruth a pretty woman?
Opinion
400
Who were the people who took the lights off of Ruth's plane?
mechanics
400
After the engine quit, the fuel tank was empty and Hornell was still how many miles away?
2 miles
400
What is a speedometer?
A speedometer is an instrument that measures the speed of the plane...how fast it goes
400
Compare Ruth's clothes to your own clothes.
Ruth's are old fashioned (long skirts) while our clothes are modern (jeans).
400
Was Ruth scared the entire trip?
Opinion
500
What is the name of the president who called Ruth "great?"
President Woodrow Wilson
500
Ruth had flown nonstop, setting a new record, for how many miles?
590 miles
500
What is a scroll of maps?
It is a group of maps that are rolled up
500
Compare the time of day Ruth left Chicago to the time of day she landed in Binghampton, New York?
Morning time in Chicago and night time in Binghampton.
500
Was Ruth a heroine?
Fact