2. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"
(a) Her charm.
(b) Her ability to make friends with anyone.
(c) Being in the right place at the right time.
(d) Her ability to grasp ideas quickly.

3. Who were the Greensboro Four?
(a) Black leaders who helped integrate schools.
(b) Engineers who designed the Mercury capsule.
(c) Students who sat at a segregated lunch counter.
(d) Four women in West Computing who were all from Greensboro.

4. Why did Dorothy Vaughan go to speak with the division chief of The Flight Research Division?
(a) To request a raise.
(b) To discuss the way Katherine Goble Johnson had been treated by the male engineers.
(c) To clarify Katherine Goble Johnson's position as a member of West Computing or as a permanent member of Flight Research.
(d) To recommend that he hire Mary Jackson.

5. What position did the hotel Katherine worked at while in high school move her to to take advantage of her charisma?
(a) Bellhop.
(b) Maid.
(c) Store clerk.
(d) Waitress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the white woman who went with Mary Jackson to speak to a group of black female students about science and engineering careers?

2. Where was Central High School, the white school that was in the news because black students were trying to integrate it?

3. In what year was East Computing disbanded?

4. What was the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?

5. Where was Katherine Goble Johnson when she found out about the jobs available at Langley for black women?

(see the answer key)

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