1. What did young Katherine believe about her father?
A. He at first wanted Katherine to run the family farm, but later changed his mind.
B. He was the smartest man she ever knew, and he had a real gift for math.
C. He secretly wanted to be a mathematician, and he regretted becoming a farmer.
D. He did not understand Katherine's love of math, but he supported her anyway.
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2. Why did Katherine, her siblings, and her mother move to Institute, West Virginia, while her father stayed in White Sulphur Springs?
A. There was a high school for the children to attend in Institute, but not in White Sulphur Springs.
B. Katherine's mother got a job as a school teacher in Institute.
C. Her parents divorced just before Katherine was about to begin high school.
D. White Sulphur Springs was a dangerous place for the family to live, and Institute was much safer
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3. What job did Katherine's professor, W.W. Schieffelin Claytor, train her to pursue after she graduated from college?
A. research mathematician
B. French teacher
C. rocket scientist
D. professor of mathematics
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4. Which statement is one main idea from Chapters 1-3 of You Should Meet Katherine Johnson?
A. NACA engineers developed a plane that broke the sound barrier before Katherine began working for the agency in 1953.
B. When Katherine Johnson was young, there were fewer opportunities for African Americans to receive an education and find good jobs.
C. Katherine Johnson was born and raised in West Virginia, but moved to Virginia when she was an adult.
D. Katherine Johnson enjoyed French and even briefly taught the language after she graduated from college.
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5. Which details from the first three chapters of You Should Meet Katherine Johnson support the main idea that there were fewer opportunities for African Americans to receive an education and find good jobs when Katherine was young?
Select the two correct answers.
A. Though Katherine graduated with honors with a math degree in 1937, she was not hired to work for NACA until 1953.
B. Katherine was hired to work as a "computer," someone who did the math that NACA engineers needed.
C. Katherine's father owned a farm and Katherine's mother had been a school teacher.
D. Katherine and her siblings had to move 120 miles away in order to attend high school.