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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Dorothy Vaughan pay for her housing when she first started working at Langley?
(a) $50 per month.
(b) $10 per week.
(c) $5 per week.
(d) Nothing.

2. What were the segregation laws called?
(a) Racial Separation laws.
(b) Colored Workers laws.
(c) Jim Crow laws.
(d) Uncle Tom laws.

3. What was Christine Mann Darden's job when she was in high school?
(a) She worked in an antiques store at a hotel.
(b) She worked in a laundromat.
(c) She worked as maid in a hotel.
(d) She worked in a library.

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

5. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Harry Byrd.
(c) Thomas Byrdsong.
(d) Melvin Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Katherine Goble Johnson's father taught her to treat other people?

2. Why did Dorothy Vaughan sometimes put dinner on the table for her children and then walk around the block before eating?

3. What does NASA stand for?

4. How many more children did Dorothy and Howard Vaughan have after Dorothy moved to Newport News?

5. What instruction did Katherine Goble Johnson give her daughters' principal after her husband died?

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