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Question 3 • English 3

Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures . Whatever personal insecurities Katherine Goble might have had about being a woman working with men, or about being one of the few blacks in a white workplace, she managed to cast them aside when she came to work in the morning. Which statement best paraphrases this excerpt?

Answer
A
Katherine Goble might have had uncertainties related to being a woman in a mostly male workforce, but she was able to put them aside.
B
Although Katherine Goble felt insecure about being a Black woman working mostly with White men, she was able to get past that to go to work.
C
Despite her personal insecurities about being a woman who worked with men, or being one of the few Black people in a White workplace, Katherine Goble managed to cast them aside at work.
D
At work each day, Katherine Goble put aside any uncertainties she may have had about being a Black woman in a mostly White male workforce.
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