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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Helping Others.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Unloads a ship.
(b) Digs ditches.
(c) Delivers groceries.
(d) Paints a building.

2. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:
(a) Selling salt door to door.
(b) Driving salt trucks.
(c) At salt furnaces.
(d) Delivering salt to merchants.

3. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?
(a) The host, for getting in the way of other waiters.
(b) The proprietor, for dropping a tray.
(c) The cook, for getting the order wrong.
(d) The men he's waiting on, for doing a poor job.

4. 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?
(a) 10:00 PM.
(b) 8:00 PM.
(c) 7:00 PM.
(d) 6:00 PM.

5. In addition to teaching day and night classes and doing tutoring, Booker teaches:
(a) Theater.
(b) Athletics.
(c) Piano.
(d) Sunday school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:

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

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

4. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?

5. 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?

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