Grammar
What is a metaphor?
Comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
What is one major theme of Hidden Figures?
Racism, Sexism, Perseverance, Persistence, equality, education, etc
"You tell her to check the numbers.....If she says the numbers are good, I'm ready to go."
John Glenn
What was the name of the first satellite sent to space?
Sputnik
What was the job title for women at NACA?
Computer
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
All three women believed that African American children needed needed this to survive in a world that was going to expect more out of them and give them less in exchange.
Education
Which character worked as an engineer and helped break gender barriers at NASA?
Mary Jackson
Who was America in a Cold War with and also competing in the Space Race against?
The Soviet Union
What job did Dorothy Vaughan take in order to help provide for her children. (It was the lowest paying job in the military)
She worked in the laundry at Camp Pickett
Choose the correct verb:
Each of the engineers (was / were) working hard to solve the problem.
Was
Since the story takes place in the 1940-1960's what common form of discrimination are all three women dealing with?
Racism and Sexism
Who was the unofficial leader of the West Area Computers and a pioneer for African-American women in science?
Dorothy Vaughan
Where were the West Area Computers located?
Langley Research Center in Virginia
How did Mary Jackson handle the bathroom situation when she worked in the West Computer Building?
She didn't confront them, but shared with her co-worker her frustration...and got a promotion.
Fix the error in this sentence:
The data from the tests show that the rocket is ready.
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The data from the tests shows that the rocket is ready.
Explain why the novel is called "Hidden Figures."
Teacher accepted response.
Which character helped launch the first American in orbit by verifying calculations by hand?
Katherine Johnson
What did Executive Order 8802 do?
Prohibited discrimination in the defense industry based on race, creed, color, or national origin.
Explain why this quote is significant to the events in the novel.
"At NASA the laws of physics mattered more than the color of your skin."
Teacher Approved Response
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A) The rocket was fast.
B) The stars twinkled above.
C) The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
D) Her brain was a sponge.
C) The wind whispered secrets through the trees
What does Hidden Figures suggest about teamwork?
What is progress happens when people work together across differences
"....though only nineteen years old, (she) felt it was her responsibility to ensure that the family could make it through the hard times...."
Dorothy Vaughan
What was the name of the civil rights activist that helped facilitate the desegregation of the defense industry?
A. Phillip Randolph
What was the name of John Glenn's mission?
Mercury- Atlas 6