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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker notes that even though the slaves are well informed, the biggest downfall is what?
(a) Lack of free time.
(b) No hope for advancement.
(c) Lack of book learning.
(d) No writing supplies.

2. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?
(a) Socializing with friends.
(b) Learning to play the piano.
(c) Taking a lunch break.
(d) Attending school.

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

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

5. 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 where they will live and what work they'll do.
(c) They wonder if they're being told the truth.
(d) They ask themselves what state they should move to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Booker's brother's name?

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

3. In addition to teaching day and night classes and doing tutoring, Booker teaches:

4. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:

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

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