Hidden Figures

True or False:

African Americans WERE able to eat in the same restaurants as white people.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False:

African Americans could go to the same hospitals as white people if it was an emergency

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which World War was the country involved in during the 1900's?

• World War 1

• World War 2

• The Civil War

What special skills did Dorothy Vaughan have?

• She was a very good cook

• She cleaned hotels

• She was an expert in mathematics

• She worked in the laundry department

When Dorothy Vaughan was 32 years old, what kind of job did she have?

• She washed laundry

• She was a high school math teacher

• She worked at Langley (NASA)

What does NAACP stand for?

• National Association for the Advancement of Color People

• National Association for the Advancement of White People

• National Association for the Advancement of All People

What does Dorothy do while she waits to see if she got the position at Langley (NASA)?

• She sits around the house waiting by the phone

• She continues to teach at the high school as a math teacher

• She gets a job working in a military laundry department

How much would Dorothy earn working at Langley (NASA) working in the math department?

• $850

• $1000

• $2000

How many days a week would Dorothy work at Langley (NASA) if she took the job?

HINT: There are 7 days in one week

• 7 days a week

• 3 days a week

• 6 days a week

Why did Dorothy want a better job?

• She wanted to get rich

• She wanted to help the country and for her children to have the best education

• She owed a lot of money on taxes

• She wanted to pay for college