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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Struggle for an Education.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Booker notes that even though the slaves are well informed, the biggest downfall is what?
(a) No hope for advancement.
(b) No writing supplies.
(c) Lack of free time.
(d) Lack of book learning.
2. 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?
(a) It's much nicer than what they left behind.
(b) It's as shabby as the one they lived in before.
(c) The cabin sits alone in a secluded, wooded area.
(d) The roof has holes and there is no stove.
3. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:
(a) Extra chores above and beyond the job definition.
(b) Perfection.
(c) Her employees to work very hard.
(d) Precision, order, and honesty.
4. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?
(a) Changes the clock at work.
(b) Wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.
(c) Runs the entire distance to school.
(d) Skips breakfast.
5. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?
(a) It's warmer than the cabins on the property.
(b) There's probably no room elsewhere on the plantation.
(c) The family most likely is asked to live there.
(d) It was a guest house before being converted into a kitchen.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?
2. What is Booker's brother's name?
3. When the Emancipation Proclamation is read to slaves, freeing them immediately, what does Booker say they consider after their initial celebration?
4. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?
5. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:
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