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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. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?
(a) His stepfather forces him to continue working.
(b) He has to take care of the family's sheep.
(c) He cannot afford to pay the tuition.
(d) His mother needs his help around the house.

2. What agreement is made so that Booker can spend more time at school?
(a) He will work mornings and afternoons, attending school in between work shifts.
(b) His mother will hire a helper for the house.
(c) He will work odd jobs to earn money to pay for school.
(d) His brother and sister will help tend to the sheep.

3. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:
(a) A garden tool storage shed.
(b) A chicken coop.
(c) The plantation's kitchen.
(d) The community's meeting hall.

4. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?
(a) Writing letters of recommendation.
(b) Offering transportation.
(c) Buying him a few school supplies.
(d) Giving him small donations.

5. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?
(a) Painting fences.
(b) None of these is correct.
(c) Taking wheat to the silo.
(d) Carrying corn to the mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his way to Hampton, Booker stops at Richmond to earn money for the remainder of his journey. What work does he do in Richmond?

2. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?

3. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:

4. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?

5. What is the potato bin that Booker describes from his childhood home?

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