(pages 1-13)

1.  Why did the Wright Brothers choose to test their gliders at the Outer Banks of North Carolina?
 

2.    From the pictures and words in the story, what do you think the weather is like on the island where Johnny lives?
 

3.    Write 3 adjectives to describe each part of the island.
 

Weather	Water	Land
1.	1.	1.
2.	2.	2.
3.	3.	3.

(pages 14-24)

4.    Why did people think Will and Orv were crazy?
 

5.    How did the men at the life-saving station know when Will and Orv were testing
       the flyer?

(pages 25-31)

6.    What happened the first time Will and Orv tried to fly the Flyer?
 

7.    Why did the brothers dress up for the day they flew their first flight?
 

8.    What did Will tell Johnny was the "secret to flying"?
 

(pages 32-52)

9.    Who was the first to fly the "Flyer" on December 13, 1907?

10.  The Wright Brothers flew several flights that day.  Fill in the chart with the
       length and amount of time each flight lasted.
 

Flight attempt	#1	#2	#3	#4
distance traveled	feet	feet	feet	feet
time in air	sec.	sec.	sec.	sec.