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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. When Booker travels with a young Indian boy who is ill, how are they treated by outsiders?
(a) Booker is accepted into establishments that the boy is not allowed to enter.
(b) They are welcomed by everyone they seek help from.
(c) The boy is accepted into establishments that Booker is not allowed to enter.
(d) They are rejected by everyone they seek help from.

2. What do the Hampton night school students earn money for?
(a) To buy their school meals and pay for their rooms.
(b) To help pay for tuition to Hampton's regular school.
(c) To put in the bank for when they're out of school.
(d) To support their families.

3. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?
(a) Back to the job he had the previous summer.
(b) Virginia Beach for fun and relaxation.
(c) Home to see his family.
(d) To work for the railroads in Norfolk.

4. What did Lewis Adams learn while still in slavery?
(a) Working with precious metals and semi-precious stones.
(b) Working with leather and metals.
(c) Reading, writing, dairy farming, cooking, and blacksmithing.
(d) Reading, writing, shoemaking, harness making, and tinsmithing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At Hampton, the blacks and the Indians:

3. What happens when Booker and his students try to construct a kiln for baking bricks?

4. What do Booker and his students discover when they first try to make bricks?

5. What do the Hampton night school students do during the day?

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