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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. Who dies at the end of Booker's second year at Hampton?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His stepfather.
(c) A favorite teacher.
(d) His mother.

2. What do Booker and his co-teacher at Tuskegee agree they need to add to their curriculum?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Hygiene.
(c) Latin.
(d) Music.

3. Why do the blacks at Hampton agree to room with Indians?
(a) To express their gratitude for the work the Indians are doing at the school.
(b) To protect the Indians from the outside world.
(c) To help the Indians learn English and societal norms.
(d) So that both groups can learn new concepts from each other.

4. 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 ignores them.
(d) He gives the parents a lecture about the benefits of hard work.

5. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?

2. The author tells the story of finding a ten-dollar bill while working at a restaurant. What happens when he shows the money to the proprietor?

3. What does Booker nickname the night school he teaches at Hampton?

4. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?

5. While Booker T. Washington is still teaching at Malden, who contacts him regarding a position at Hampton?

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