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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?
(a) Hiding in a hay wagon.
(b) Borrowing a bicycle, which he later returns.
(c) Hopping onto a freight train.
(d) Walking and hitching rides.

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

3. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?
(a) Socializing with friends.
(b) Taking a lunch break.
(c) Learning to play the piano.
(d) Attending school.

4. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:
(a) A slave.
(b) A refugee.
(c) A homeless child.
(d) An orphan.

5. 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?
(a) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.
(b) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.
(c) Two customers come forward to claim the money.
(d) The proprietor keeps it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the author's view, how would the freed slaves have been better served?

2. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?

3. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?

4. When Booker finally arrives at Hampton and meets the head teacher, what does he tell her?

5. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?

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