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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 writing supplies.
(b) No hope for advancement.
(c) Lack of free time.
(d) Lack of book learning.

2. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?
(a) One.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

4. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:
(a) A slave.
(b) A refugee.
(c) A homeless child.
(d) An orphan.

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

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. Although he is uncertain of the exact location of his birth, Booker T. Washington believes he was born near a:

3. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:

4. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?

5. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:

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