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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. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?
(a) Eleven.
(b) One.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

2. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?
(a) He cannot afford to pay the tuition.
(b) His mother needs his help around the house.
(c) His stepfather forces him to continue working.
(d) He has to take care of the family's sheep.

3. By saving enough money, who does Booker help send to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute?
(a) His brother John and his sister Amanda.
(b) His sister Amanda and their cousin David.
(c) His adopted brother James and his cousin David.
(d) His brother John and their adopted brother James.

4. Booker notes that many blacks of his era wanted to learn what two languages?
(a) Greek and Spanish.
(b) Latin and Greek.
(c) French and Latin.
(d) Spanish and French.

5. Booker explains that some girls who had worked as laundresses went to school for six to eight years and came out not wanting to do laundry but wanting:
(a) Better clothes and other possessions.
(b) Their own servants, cooks, and laundresses.
(c) To marry educated men.
(d) To make a difference in the world.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Booker states that many former slaves wanted to:

3. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:

4. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?

5. What agreement is made so that Booker can spend more time at school?

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