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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Booker visit with while traveling in Europe?
(a) The King of Spain.
(b) The Queen of England.
(c) Thomas Edison and Marie Curie.
(d) Mark Twain and Susan B. Anthony.

2. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:
(a) A chicken coop.
(b) The community's meeting hall.
(c) The plantation's kitchen.
(d) A garden tool storage shed.

3. Because he's disappointed by how the people of Tuskegee regard Christmas, what does Booker introduce at his school?
(a) Bible teachings.
(b) Ethics education.
(c) History of Christianity.
(d) Lessons from major world religions.

4. Booker observes that during the Reconstruction Period, many who held public office were unable to do what after leaving office?
(a) Hold another public office.
(b) Make trustworthy friends.
(c) Return to their communities.
(d) Find work.

5. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?
(a) To keep kitchen smells out of the house.
(b) To keep kitchen servants and slaves out of the house.
(c) Because of the danger of fire.
(d) Because it generates too much smoke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?

3. How do the people of Tuskegee find Booker to oversee their school?

4. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?

5. When Booker is schedule to speak in Boston, he's also invited to speak where?

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