Hidden Figures Young Readers

Where did NASA move the space program to in the anticipation of the large number of people needed to accomplish the manned orbital flight?

• California

• Langley

• Kennedy Space and Rocket Center

• Houston, TX

What position was Dorothy Lee subbing in when she was impressed the branch chief with her math skills and earned her permanent position in his branch?

• Computer

• Secretary

• Engineer

• Bookkeeper

What percentage of the worlds population did NACA's chief legal counsel say was "colored" in a memo written in 1956?

• 75%

• 55%

• 46%

• 80%

What did school boards in the community around Langley do to keep black students from attending white schools after schools were integrated?

• They had to paid "school fees"

• They placed black student in lower level classes than white students.

• They offered scholarships to black students who graduated from black schools.

• They did n ot allow black students to participate in extracurricular activities.

What was the name of Mary Jackson's son who entered into the soap box derby race?

• Levi

• Arthur

• Leonard

• William

Who co-authored Mary Jackson's first report?

• Kaz Czarnecki

• R.T.. Jones

• Katherine Goble Johnson

• Dorothy Vaughn

Who was branch chief that offered James Williams a place on his team?

• John Becker

• Kaz

• Jaybird

• R.T. Jones

Why did Dorothy Hoover leave NACA?

• For a better job in another laboratory

• Because she could not advance to an engineering position at NACA

• To pursue a masters degree in mathematics

• to get married

Who were the Greensboro four?

• Engineers who designed the Mercury capsule.

• Four women in the West Computing who were all from Greensboro.

• Students who sat at a segregated lunch counter.

• Black leaders who helped integrate schools.

In what year was East Computing disbanded?

• 1961

• 1953

• 1943

• 1947