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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When he teaches back home in Malden, what does Booker include in his curriculum for his day classes?
(a) Calculus, astronomy, and astrology.
(b) Proper hygiene and personal care.
(c) Latin, French, and Portuguese.
(d) Cooking, house cleaning, and woodworking.

4. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?
(a) Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(b) Mather, Pennsylvania.
(c) Malden, West Virginia.
(d) Elkins, West Virginia.

5. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?
(a) Skips breakfast.
(b) Runs the entire distance to school.
(c) Wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.
(d) Changes the clock at work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?

2. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?

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

4. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?

5. When Booker finally arrives at Hampton and meets the head teacher, what does he tell her?

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