Hidden Figures Chapters 11-15

At the time of this story, teachers were not allowed to be married.

• True

• False

How did Katherine's husband, James, die?

• A tumor at the base of his skull

• A car accident

• A plane crash

• A heart attack

Dorothy Vaughan was Katherine's supervisor at Langley.

• True

• False

What did the "Flight Research Division" do?

• Calculated numbers and data.

• Tested real planes.

• Flew the planes.

• Tested wind tunnels.

The Piper plane crash was caused by air disturbance when a little plane flew in the same space a large plane had just flown. After the Piper plane crash, what rule was put into place?

• Planes could only have 5 passengers at a time.

• Planes had to have air masks for each person onboard.

• Planes could only land in between the cones on the runway.

• Planes could not fly too close to each other.

What did Brown v. Board of Education rule?

• It was illegal to segregate based on race in public schools

• It was legal to have separate public schools based on race.

• It was legal for teachers to show student's favor based on their race.

• It was illegal to segregate based on race on buses.

What happened when Katherine sat in a cubicle next to a white coworker?

• He spit on her.

• He said hello and shook her hand.

• He complained about her.

• He got up and walked away.

How did most people treat Katherine when she went to the all-white West Virginia University for graduate school?

• They were nasty to her.

• They avoided her.

• They made rude remarks.

• They were friendly.

What surprised Mary when she showed up at the all-white school?

• She was welcomed warmly.

• She was ignored by everyone.

• She was the only Black student.

• The school was closed.

What did the Soviet Union beat America at?

• They put the first man on the moon.

• They put the first chimpanzee into space.

• They built the first working airplane.

• They put the first satellite into orbit.