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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. How long does it take Booker's school to raise enough money to pay off debt?
(a) Fifteen months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) A few months.
(d) Two years.

2. Booker explains that some girls who had worked as laundresses went to school for six to eight years and came out not wanting to do laundry but wanting:
(a) To make a difference in the world.
(b) Better clothes and other possessions.
(c) To marry educated men.
(d) Their own servants, cooks, and laundresses.

3. Booker states that in addition to receiving book knowledge in school, former slaves should be taught:
(a) That they can succeed in their new circumstances.
(b) How to look for and interview for a job.
(c) Practical skills, like cooking.
(d) That doing manual labor is not shameful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Booker observe about individuals educated in more affluent schools where the majority of their needs are met?

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

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

4. Booker points out that those who can't offer his Tuskegee school monetary donations instead offer:

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

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