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Booker T. Washington

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1.

Among the unnecessary excesses that he describes for the families of Tuskegee living in poverty, what does Booker include? (from Early Days at Tuskegee)

Serving guests an elaborate meal when a simple one will do.

Owning books when they can be borrowed from the library instead.

Buying expensive silk ties and dresses that are rarely worn.

Owning an expensive organ that is rarely played.

2.

When Miss Davidson travels to ask for financial support for the Tuskegee Institute, she meets two Northern ladies who agree to donate: (from Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights)

Twenty cents of every dollar they earn.

Four hundred dollars a month.

Six thousand dollars a year.

Half of their inheritance.

3.

What does Booker nickname the night school he teaches at Hampton? (from Black Race and Red Race)

The Night Owls.

The Midnight Crowd.

The Plucky Class.

The Brave Scholars.

4.

Regarding the people that Booker approaches to support Tuskegee Institute, he notes that: (from Raising Money)

Most are uninterested.

Few actually offer funds.

Most consider him to be doing "our work."

Most try to find a polite way to get out of helping.

5.

Booker visits Washington, D.C. to ask the U.S. President to do what? (from Last Words)

Ease racial tensions.

Visit Tuskegee Institute.

Provide Tuskegee Institute with a grant for expansion.

Create a government post to oversee education.

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