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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?
(a) To work for the railroads in Norfolk.
(b) Virginia Beach for fun and relaxation.
(c) Home to see his family.
(d) Back to the job he had the previous summer.

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

3. When Booker works for Mrs. Ruffner, how much is he paid?
(a) Ten dollars a month.
(b) Five dollars a week.
(c) Ten dollars a week.
(d) Five dollars a month.

4. Once freed, how do Booker and his family reach their new home to live with his stepfather?
(a) Hitching rides in wagons.
(b) Ride mules several hundred miles.
(c) Walk several hundred miles.
(d) Catch a train.

5. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:
(a) With honors.
(b) Owing the school a large sum of money.
(c) Even though half the class fails.
(d) In time to attend his sister's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?

2. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?

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

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

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

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