Hidden Figures Ch. 13 Turbulence

Why did Dorothy have to meet with Henry Pearson about Katherine Goble's employment situation

• There was tension between her and her boss

• Katherine Goble was unhappy with her working conditions in her new assignment

• Because she was in her position too long without being sent back to the West Computers or retained in her current role

• Because she was not learning the material at a fast enough rate

Dorothy's intervening into Katherine's work situation also resulted in a promotion for a white colleague in the same division as Katherine

• True

• False

When Katherine had to investigate the crash of small Piper airplane...What did she discover that previously had not been know before

• The maximum speed of a twin engine plane

• The research resulted in all planes having a black box

• All of the above

• Discovered turbulence could be created up to a half hour after planes cross paths in mid air

Based on Katherine's work on the Piper airplane crash, and her subsequent research, what changes were made to air traffic regulations? page 129

Answer explanation

her research showed that there needed to be a mandate for the minimum distances between flight paths. to avoid wake turbulence accidents.

Why had the segregated cafeteria at Langley been removed from Katherine's daily routine? page 130

• Because her boss allowed her to eat at the regular cafeteria

• Because she was working on the East side of the campus

• Because she brought her lunch to work everyday

• Because she wrote a letter to her congressman protesting the segregated cafeteria

Why didn't Katherine realize that there were segregated restrooms at Langley? page 130

Answer explanation

Katherine just used the unmarked rest rooms. She never bothered to find out where the colored restrooms were.

The author of the book indicates that Katherine was a dark skinned African American female

• True

• False

What military flare up occurred in 1950 that justified keeping Newsome Park from being demolished?

• Conflict in Korea

• Conflict in Iran

• Conflict in Vietnam

• Conflict in Mexico

Jimmy and Katherine decided to purchase a home where

• Bay Shore Village

• Copeland Park

• Newsome Park

• Mimosa Crescent

What did Mimosa Crescent put in place so that the homes in the neighborhood would not be disqualified from receiving federally insured bank loans? page 133