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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Reconstruction Period refers to the:
(a) Post-Civil War era.
(b) Railroad building era.
(c) Pre-Civil War era.
(d) Era of migration from farms to factories.

2. Who is Booker's second wife?
(a) Miss Ruthie.
(b) Miss Jefferson.
(c) Miss Mackie.
(d) Miss Davidson.

3. Booker states that efforts to foster community support for his Tuskegee school are:
(a) Tiresome.
(b) Successful.
(c) Met with resistance.
(d) Taking up too much of his time.

4. What happens to Booker's second wife?
(a) She dies young.
(b) She leaves him.
(c) She is kidnapped.
(d) She drowns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:

2. Washington travels two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech to whom?

3. As Washington's speaking engagements increase, he becomes aware that he carries a great burden because:

4. How does a mill owner help the Tuskegee Institute?

5. Before giving his speech at the 1895 expo, Booker does what?

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