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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. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:
(a) Their dreams were shattered.
(b) Their ability to meet these desires did not increase.
(c) Their willingness to work for what they desired was lacking.
(d) Their living conditions deteriorated.

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

3. When Booker speaks of the Christmas season, what is his complaint?
(a) Stores sell too many unnecessary items.
(b) Churches must shorten their Christmas services.
(c) People have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.
(d) People give each other useless trinkets.

4. Booker remarks that too many people use the Christmas season as:
(a) An excuse to ignore work and drink excessively.
(b) A holiday for bribing teachers with gifts.
(c) A time to complain to relatives and employers.
(d) A time to overindulge in rich foods.

5. Why does Booker say it was worth the effort to travel two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech?
(a) He enjoyed meeting the President.
(b) He reaches influential people, and more speaking engagements result.
(c) The women's group makes a generous donation to his school.
(d) He does not mind spreading the word about his school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Booker's second wife?

2. As Booker prepares to speak at the expo in 1895, he feels the weight of responsibility because his audience consists of:

3. Who is Booker's second wife?

4. Booker notes that many blacks of his era wanted to learn what two languages?

5. What expo is Booker invited to speak at in September of 1895?

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