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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Reconstruction Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?
(a) To own land.
(b) To change their names.
(c) Assistance with adjusting to their new lives.
(d) Monetary compensation from former masters.

2. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:
(a) A garden tool storage shed.
(b) The community's meeting hall.
(c) A chicken coop.
(d) The plantation's kitchen.

3. In the author's view, how would the freed slaves have been better served?
(a) If the federal government had made plans to teach them.
(b) Through trained advisors who could help with the transition.
(c) Through the availability of work-study programs.
(d) If the state government had created a job-finding service for them.

4. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:
(a) At salt furnaces.
(b) Delivering salt to merchants.
(c) Selling salt door to door.
(d) Driving salt trucks.

5. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(b) He is the oldest there.
(c) They also make necessary sacrifices.
(d) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To help Booker while he's studying at Hampton, who sends him small amounts of money whenever possible?

3. When he teaches back home in Malden, what does Booker include in his curriculum for his day classes?

4. Once freed, how do Booker and his family reach their new home to live with his stepfather?

5. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:

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