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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 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 tend to become spoiled and rude.
(d) They are less prepared to deal with life outside of school.

2. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?
(a) In a church.
(b) Under a boardwalk.
(c) In a barn.
(d) Under a drawbridge.

3. Booker states that in addition to receiving book knowledge in school, former slaves should be taught:
(a) That they can succeed in their new circumstances.
(b) That doing manual labor is not shameful.
(c) Practical skills, like cooking.
(d) How to look for and interview for a job.

4. What is the potato bin that Booker describes from his childhood home?
(a) A large outdoor storage bin for holding potatoes to be processed the next day.
(b) A wooden bin under the porch for drying and storing potatoes.
(c) A hollowed out spot in the middle of the floor for storing sweet potatoes.
(d) A large closet for storing sweet potatoes to be dried for the winter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:

2. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?

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. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?

5. Booker explains that some girls who had worked as laundresses went to school for six to eight years and came out not wanting to do laundry but wanting:

(see the answer key)

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