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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) Home to see his family.
(c) Back to the job he had the previous summer.
(d) Virginia Beach for fun and relaxation.

2. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?
(a) Under a boardwalk.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a barn.
(d) Under a drawbridge.

3. What agreement is made so that Booker can spend more time at school?
(a) His mother will hire a helper for the house.
(b) He will work odd jobs to earn money to pay for school.
(c) He will work mornings and afternoons, attending school in between work shifts.
(d) His brother and sister will help tend to the sheep.

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

5. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:
(a) Driving salt trucks.
(b) Delivering salt to merchants.
(c) Selling salt door to door.
(d) At salt furnaces.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?

3. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:

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

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

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