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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?
(a) The woman was her kindergarten teacher.
(b) The woman was her former babysitter.
(c) The woman was her former Sunday School teacher.
(d) The woman was her mother's best friend.

2. What were the employees at Langley warned against doing outside of the workplace during World War II?
(a) Letting anyone know where they worked.
(b) Talking about their work.
(c) Telling people there were black women working at Langley.
(d) Socializing with people of different races.

3. Whose family attended a concert with Dorothy Vaughan's family?
(a) Margery Hannah's family.
(b) Miriam Mann's family.
(c) Christine Darden's family.
(d) Mary Jackson's family.

4. What event caused the need for Langley to initially hire black women?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The space race.
(d) The launch of Sputnik.

5. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson when she entered college?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Matilda West, the black employee who was fired for disloyalty, related to?

2. How did Dorothy Vaughan find a place to stay when she arrived in Newport News?

3. What position was Dorothy Vaughan promoted to under Margery Hannah?

4. At what age did Dorothy Vaughan graduate from high school?

5. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?

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