Hidden Figures Ch 13-20

Why did Katherine use the white bathrooms at Langley?

• They were labeled WHITES ONLY.

• They were labeled COLOREDS.

• They were unmarked.

• They were the closets ones to her office.

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What tragedy struck Katherine's family?

• They had to file for bankruptcy.

• Her father died.

• Her husband died.

• Her house burned down.

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How did Dorothy try to ready the women she supervised in the West Computer Division for the future?

• She had them take classes on how to use space math.

• She had them take classes on how to use new computers.

• She had them take classes on astronomy.

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What were the U.S. and the Soviets competing to do?

• To be the first on the moon.

• To be the first into space.

• To be the first to put a monkey in space.

• To be the first to orbit the Earth.

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How did people connect segregation with our falling behind in the space race?

• Segregation of education hurt the potential for future African American scientists and mathematicians.

• African Americans could not go to school.

• African Americans were only taught English and social studies.

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What did the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case do?

• It freed slaves.

• It desegregated schools.

• It built better black schools.

• It made it impossible for blacks to go to college.

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What did NACA get renamed to?

• NACAB

• NASA

• NCAA

• NACAA

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What was the Sputnik challenge?

• The challenge to make an advancement in space exploration before Russia after loosing the race to put a satellite in space.

• The challenge to see who could reach the moon first.

• The challenge to see which country, US or Russia, could blow up the other countries satellite first.

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How did Katherine eventually get permission to attend the editorial meetings?

• She outsmarted the manager.

• She was polite and persistent.

• She snuck in.

• She paid the manager to let her in.

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What were the physical requirements to become one of the first astronauts?

• White male, less than 300 pounds.

• No taller than 5'11'', weigh no more than 180lbs.

• No taller than 5'4", weigh no more than 200lbs.