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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?
(a) The family most likely is asked to live there.
(b) There's probably no room elsewhere on the plantation.
(c) It was a guest house before being converted into a kitchen.
(d) It's warmer than the cabins on the property.

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

3. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(b) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.
(c) They also make necessary sacrifices.
(d) He is the oldest there.

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

5. 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) 7:00 PM.
(b) 8:00 PM.
(c) 10:00 PM.
(d) 6:00 PM.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:

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

4. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?

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

(see the answer key)

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