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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?
(a) Assistance with adjusting to their new lives.
(b) To change their names.
(c) Monetary compensation from former masters.
(d) To own land.

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

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

4. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?
(a) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(b) It's better to pay someone else to do it.
(c) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.
(d) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.

5. Although he is uncertain of the exact location of his birth, Booker T. Washington believes he was born near a:
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Post office.
(c) Train station.
(d) Farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?

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

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

4. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?

5. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?

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