Hidden Figures Chapters 9 and 10

On page 65, what was the title of Chapter 9?

• The title of Chapter 9 on page 65 was 'The Final Showdown'
• Breaking Barriers

• The Last Encounter
• The Ultimate Battle

West Computing began a summertime tradition, for Dorothy and her extended family of going on vacation to ... where? pg.66

• Log Cabin Beach

• desert
• lake
• mountains

How much money, a year, did Dorothy earn working as a computer? pg.66

• $3,000

• $2,400

• $9,000

• $7,000

According to this sentence on pg. 66, 'Dorothy was frugal', what does frugal mean?

• Economical or thrifty
• Miserly or stingy
• Careless or reckless
• Generous or lavish

On pg.74, what tragic incident left Dorothy's computing pool without a leader?

• resignation of her supervisor
• promotion of her supervisor
• retirement of her supervisor
• nervous breakdown of her supervisor

On pg. 74, when was Dorothy's promotion made official?

• June 2020

• January 1951

• July 1944

• during the annual review

What is the title of Chapter 10? pg. 76

• Chapter 10: No Limits

• Chapter 10: A New Beginning
• The title of Chapter 10 is 'Chapter 10 Title'.
• Chapter 10: The Final Chapter

At the bottom of pg. 77, what does Mary's choice for a wedding dress, tell us about her personality?

• Mary's choice for a wedding dress reveals her love for sports
• Mary's choice for a wedding dress indicates she is a fan of horror movies
• Mary's choice for a wedding dress suggests she enjoys extreme sports
• Mary's choice for a wedding dress can reveals that she 'did things her own way'.

At the top of pg. 79, why did Mary stop her girl scout troop from singing "Pick a Bale of Cotton"?

• Mary wanted the troop to focus on a different activity
• The song has racist origins and lyrics, and she did not want to keep that idea alive.

• The song was too difficult for the troop to sing
• Mary did not like the melody of the song

What caused the NACA to start hiring people again after WWII? pg. 80

• Budget cuts in the defense sector
• Technological advancements making human labor obsolete
• Decreased interest in aeronautical research
• 'the Russians expended at least 3x the man power in their research establishments'