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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to teaching day and night classes and doing tutoring, Booker teaches:
(a) Piano.
(b) Theater.
(c) Athletics.
(d) Sunday school.

2. During a fight between blacks and whites, what happens to Mr. Ruffner, the white salt mines owner, when he stands up for the blacks?
(a) He is cheered enthusiastically.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is severely injured.
(d) He is offered the job of mayor.

3. By saving enough money, who does Booker help send to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute?
(a) His brother John and his sister Amanda.
(b) His adopted brother James and his cousin David.
(c) His brother John and their adopted brother James.
(d) His sister Amanda and their cousin David.

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

5. The "T" in Booker T. Washington stands for:
(a) Theodoro.
(b) Taliaferro.
(c) Trumbert.
(d) Thomasino.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?

2. In "The Reconstruction Period" chapter, what does the author conclude about many teachers and preachers, as well as some politicians?

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

4. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?

5. After Booker and his family move into a small cabin with his stepfather in a salt-mining community, what do they discover about their new home?

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