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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?
(a) Changes the clock at work.
(b) Wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.
(c) Runs the entire distance to school.
(d) Skips breakfast.

2. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?
(a) It's better to pay someone else to do it.
(b) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.
(c) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(d) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.

3. How does Booker handle complaints by parents who don't want their students to do manual labor at his school?
(a) He excuses their children from doing manual labor.
(b) He recruits these parents to help with construction projects.
(c) He gives the parents a lecture about the benefits of hard work.
(d) He ignores them.

4. What does Booker purchase to help his students learn more about working with their hands?
(a) The remains of a plantation.
(b) A defunct restaurant.
(c) A dilapidated barn.
(d) An acre of forest land.

5. To start with, how many students does Booker have at his school in Tuskegee?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Booker's brother's name?

2. What does Booker say about his job working in coalmines?

3. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:

4. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?

5. What does Booker remark regarding the acceptance of Indians by the blacks at Hampton?

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