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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Race and Red Race.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker states that the vast majority of blacks at Hampton are more than willing to:
(a) Learn and practice the traditions of the Indians.
(b) Accept the Indians into their school.
(c) Work three jobs while studying.
(d) Spend less than six hours sleeping in order to have more study time.

2. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?
(a) Virginia Beach for fun and relaxation.
(b) Home to see his family.
(c) Back to the job he had the previous summer.
(d) To work for the railroads in Norfolk.

3. When Booker travels with a young Indian boy who is ill, how are they treated by outsiders?
(a) The boy is accepted into establishments that Booker is not allowed to enter.
(b) They are rejected by everyone they seek help from.
(c) They are welcomed by everyone they seek help from.
(d) Booker is accepted into establishments that the boy is not allowed to enter.

4. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?
(a) He selects it when he starts school.
(b) The county clerk selects it and writes it on his birth certificate.
(c) It belonged to his great-grandfather.
(d) His father gives it to him.

5. Booker's night school at Hampton expands from twelve students to:
(a) Close to fifty.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) More than twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Reconstruction Period" chapter, what does the author conclude about many teachers and preachers, as well as some politicians?

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

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

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

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