Hidden Figures UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What life experiences made Margot Lee to be the perfect person to write the book? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- she knew Kathaleen Land, who worked as a computer. her dad
worked at Langley research center. She met Katherine Johnson. she hear stories about the
computers at Nasa.
What are some reasons for wanting more mathematicians at Langley during the 1940s. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they need them for more computing pools. Also, so they could
focus more on the space race. For more accurate numbers
In what ways was Melvin Bultler progressive in his hiring practices? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- He hires people of all races and doesn't discriminate.
In what ways was he restricted by convention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Do you think he did the best he could under the circumstances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Who is A. Philip Randolph? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the head of the largest black labor
union in the country
How does help building the work force at Langley? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- he
demanded that Roosevelt open lucrative war jobs to African American applicants, threatening
to bring 100,000 African Americans to the capital to protest of he didn't.
Describe Dorothy Vaughan - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- she's intelligent, smart, kind,
observant, and she would do anything for her family
What was her background? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Her mother died when she was two,
but her dad remarried shortly after. Her stepmother encouraged her in everything that she did.
she got a full ride to Wilberforce and got a degree in teaching.
, What kinds of employment opportunities were available to African Americans? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- military laundry workers, teachers, mathematicians, waitress, maids,
Why is the opportunity fir a job at Langley so unique to Dorothy - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- It would help assure her children's futures
In her application, why did Dorothy say that she could be ready in 48 hours - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- so she could pack up, quit her job, say bye to her kids, and get their
How did Dorothy handle the balance between her family life and her work aspirations? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
What does this job mean for Dorothy in terms of social mobility? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- she gets to interact with white people.
How are Katherine and Dorothy alike so far - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they both have
math degrees. they both have families. skipped ahead in school. they both studied math and
French
How are they different - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Katherine stopped working to raise a
family. she got to study under William Clayton. she went to graduate school
What is life in Newport News like for Dorothy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She lived with
Fredrick and Annie Lucy and got two meals a du. she lived in a single room and he suitcase
was her closet. She road the bus
How does the civil rights movement take shape during this time? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- African Americans stopped giving up their seats on the bus. riots broke out in
Detroit, mobile, and LA.
To what does the chapter tile the doodle v refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The first v
stands for victory over our enemies from without. the second v stands for victory over our
enemies within.
CORRECT Answers
What life experiences made Margot Lee to be the perfect person to write the book? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- she knew Kathaleen Land, who worked as a computer. her dad
worked at Langley research center. She met Katherine Johnson. she hear stories about the
computers at Nasa.
What are some reasons for wanting more mathematicians at Langley during the 1940s. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they need them for more computing pools. Also, so they could
focus more on the space race. For more accurate numbers
In what ways was Melvin Bultler progressive in his hiring practices? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- He hires people of all races and doesn't discriminate.
In what ways was he restricted by convention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Do you think he did the best he could under the circumstances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Who is A. Philip Randolph? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the head of the largest black labor
union in the country
How does help building the work force at Langley? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- he
demanded that Roosevelt open lucrative war jobs to African American applicants, threatening
to bring 100,000 African Americans to the capital to protest of he didn't.
Describe Dorothy Vaughan - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- she's intelligent, smart, kind,
observant, and she would do anything for her family
What was her background? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Her mother died when she was two,
but her dad remarried shortly after. Her stepmother encouraged her in everything that she did.
she got a full ride to Wilberforce and got a degree in teaching.
, What kinds of employment opportunities were available to African Americans? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- military laundry workers, teachers, mathematicians, waitress, maids,
Why is the opportunity fir a job at Langley so unique to Dorothy - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- It would help assure her children's futures
In her application, why did Dorothy say that she could be ready in 48 hours - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- so she could pack up, quit her job, say bye to her kids, and get their
How did Dorothy handle the balance between her family life and her work aspirations? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
What does this job mean for Dorothy in terms of social mobility? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- she gets to interact with white people.
How are Katherine and Dorothy alike so far - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they both have
math degrees. they both have families. skipped ahead in school. they both studied math and
French
How are they different - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Katherine stopped working to raise a
family. she got to study under William Clayton. she went to graduate school
What is life in Newport News like for Dorothy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She lived with
Fredrick and Annie Lucy and got two meals a du. she lived in a single room and he suitcase
was her closet. She road the bus
How does the civil rights movement take shape during this time? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- African Americans stopped giving up their seats on the bus. riots broke out in
Detroit, mobile, and LA.
To what does the chapter tile the doodle v refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The first v
stands for victory over our enemies from without. the second v stands for victory over our
enemies within.
