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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:
(a) Tents.
(b) School hallways.
(c) Cardboard boxes.
(d) Barns.

2. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?
(a) Because of the danger of fire.
(b) Because it generates too much smoke.
(c) To keep kitchen smells out of the house.
(d) To keep kitchen servants and slaves out of the house.

3. When the Emancipation Proclamation is read to slaves, freeing them immediately, what does Booker say they consider after their initial celebration?
(a) They ask themselves what state they should move to.
(b) They wonder if they're being told the truth.
(c) They don't trust the masters to abide by the new law.
(d) They wonder where they will live and what work they'll do.

4. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?
(a) Tells him to get a second job so he can afford to buy a cap.
(b) Sells her ring to buy him a cap.
(c) Makes him a cap out of scrap denim.
(d) Buys less food to save money for a cap.

5. What does Booker observe about individuals educated in more affluent schools where the majority of their needs are met?
(a) They are mentally capable but emotionally helpless.
(b) They get a better education.
(c) They are less prepared to deal with life outside of school.
(d) They tend to become spoiled and rude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?

2. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?

3. After completing his studies and returning to Malden, Booker is hired to work as a teacher. His workdays start at 8:00 AM and don't end until what time?

4. Who dies at the end of Booker's second year at Hampton?

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

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