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

2. 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.

3. 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) The roof has holes and there is no stove.
(b) The cabin sits alone in a secluded, wooded area.
(c) It's much nicer than what they left behind.
(d) It's as shabby as the one they lived in before.

4. 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) Walking and hitching rides.
(c) Hopping onto a freight train.
(d) Borrowing a bicycle, which he later returns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?

2. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:

3. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?

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

5. What does Booker say about his job working in coalmines?

(see the answer key)

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