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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Struggle for an Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:
(a) Tents.
(b) Cardboard boxes.
(c) School hallways.
(d) Barns.

2. When the Emancipation Proclamation is read to slaves, freeing them immediately, what does Booker say they consider after their initial celebration?
(a) They ask themselves what state they should move to.
(b) They wonder if they're being told the truth.
(c) They don't trust the masters to abide by the new law.
(d) They wonder where they will live and what work they'll do.

3. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?
(a) Sells her ring to buy him a cap.
(b) Buys less food to save money for a cap.
(c) Makes him a cap out of scrap denim.
(d) Tells him to get a second job so he can afford to buy a cap.

4. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(b) He is the oldest there.
(c) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.
(d) They also make necessary sacrifices.

5. On his way to Hampton, Booker stops at Richmond to earn money for the remainder of his journey. What work does he do in Richmond?
(a) Delivers groceries.
(b) Unloads a ship.
(c) Digs ditches.
(d) Paints a building.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?

2. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?

3. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:

4. After Booker and his family move into a small cabin with his stepfather in a salt-mining community, what do they discover about their new home?

5. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?

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