Hidden Figures Chapter 14

What type of engines replaced the propellers?

• Nitro

• Light

• Airbus

• Jet

How did Dorothy Vaughan feel about the laboratory investing in an electric calculator?

• Charmed

• Elated

• Threatened

• Empowered

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the laboratory want to use the electronic computer instead of human computers?

• The electronic computers could complete lengthy calculations in a shorter amount of time than human computers.

• The electronic computers could complete lengthy calculations in a longer amount of time than human computers.

• The human computers could complete lengthy calculations in a shorter amount of time than electronic computers.

• The human computers could complete lengthy calculations in a longer amount of time than electronic computers.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Dorothy do to combat the threat of the electronic computer?

• Dorothy took a class on computer programming.

• Dorothy did nothing.

• Dorothy taught a class on computer programming

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Mary Jackson's boss encourage he to do?

• leave Langley’s engineer training program

• enroll in Langley’s math training program

• enroll in Langley’s engineer training program

• enroll in Langley’s computer training program

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where was the only place Mary could take her advanced math courses?

• Phenix High School

• Hampton Institute

• College of William and Mary

• Hampton High School

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Mary's request to attend the classes at Hampton High School was....

• rejected

• granted

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did Byrdsong's boss do about the undermining the mechanic had done to him?

• Nothing

• He wrote him up at the discipline office.

• He took the mechanic out to dinner

• He yelled at the mechanic and said he will never do that again to anyone.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1