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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?

2. What drawback did Huffman Prairie have?

3. What happened during the two times reporters came to see the Wright brothers fly?

4. What was the contract between the U.S. Signal Corp and the Wright brothers for?

5. What were the Wright brothers afraid of according to Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers realize upon their return to Ohio in Chapter 5?

2. What did Wilbur and Orville decide to build themselves?

3. Why did the U.S. War Department turn the Wrights down?

4. What did Orville figure out while lying in bed one night?

5. What happened for the first time at the end of May?

6. What made Wilbur an international celebrity?

7. What happened for the next two and a half years according to Chapter 8?

8. Where did the brothers arrive in Kill Devil Hills in September 1903?

9. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

10. What did Wilbur and Orville send a telegram about to their father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role that observation and research played in the development of the Wright brothers' aircraft.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that family played in the life of the Wright brothers.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance that competitions and aerial exhibitions had on the success of the Wright brothers.

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