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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. What did the Wright brothers do on rainy days at Kill Devil Hills?

2. What were the Wright brothers waiting for before flying again?

3. When did the U.S. Signal Corps sign a contract with the Wright brothers?

4. What did the Wright brothers build to test wings?

5. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers make history with in May 1908?

2. What did the brothers continue to do?

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

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

5. What did Katherine write to her father?

6. What happened on November 9?

7. What made Wilbur an international celebrity?

8. What did the Wright Brothers know about a motor in Chapter 6?

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

10. What did the Wright brothers write at the start of Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact that Wilbur Wright's death had on Orville Wright and examine his life after his brother's passing.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role that Octave Chanute had in the success of the Wright brothers.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the different business ventures created by the Wright brothers.

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