Question

Read the selection in your Student Edition and choose the best answer to each question.

Women in Aviation
by Patricia and Frederick McKissack

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Question
Racial prejudice at the time was not as restrictive in France. Which information from the text best supports this statement?
Responses

Raymonde de la Roche became an aviator in France.
Raymonde de la Roche became an aviator in France.

World War I air battles were publicized in American newspapers.
World War I air battles were publicized in American newspapers.

The aircraft from France and Germany were among the best in the world.
The aircraft from France and Germany were among the best in the world.

Eugene Jacques Bullard was a well-decorated pilot in the French Lafayette Flying Corps.
Eugene Jacques Bullard was a well-decorated pilot in the French Lafayette Flying Corps.

Answer 1

Eugene Jacques Bullard was a well-decorated pilot in the French Lafayette Flying Corps.

This supports the idea because Bullard’s success as a Black pilot shows France was less restricted by racial prejudice.