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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?
(a) Blanche Sponsler.
(b) Virginia Tucker.
(c) Dorothy Vaughan.
(d) Mary Jackson.

2. What event made Dorothy Vaughan decide that going to graduate school would be economically irresponsible?
(a) Her first pregnancy.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Depression.
(d) Her father's death.

3. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?
(a) The same amount.
(b) 50 percent more per hour.
(c) Twice as much.
(d) Ten cents more per hour.

4. What was the name of Katherine Goble Johnson's first husband?
(a) James.
(b) William.
(c) Howard.
(d) Jimmy.

5. Why did Mary Jackson return home after her first year as a teacher?
(a) She had been fired for expecting too much from her students.
(b) Because she did not like teaching.
(c) To pursue a graduate degree.
(d) To care for her ill father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following planes was used in the bombing of Japan?

2. Who was the professor that mentored Katherine Goble Johnson while she was in college?

3. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson when she entered college?

4. How did Margery Hannah treat the black computers?

5. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Jim Crow laws make public transportation difficult for both blacks and whites in Newport News?

2. How did the Depression affect black teachers like Dorothy Vaughan?

3. What did some supervisors at Langley do to encourage talented female computers to remain on the job?

4. Why was it so difficult for Dorothy Vaughan to leave Farmville for her new job at Langley?

5. Why did millions of American women lose their jobs after V-J Day?

6. Why did Howard Vaughan refuse to move from Farmville to live with his family in Newport News?

7. Why did Miriam Mann object to the "colored computers" sign in the cafeteria?

8. Why were Howard and Dorothy Vaughan an uneven match for one another?

9. How did Dorothy Vaughan become Head of West Computing?

10. How did the white professors and students treat Katherine Goble Johnson when she was one of three students chosen to integrate West Virginia University?

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