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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. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?
(a) Because of the danger of fire.
(b) To keep kitchen smells out of the house.
(c) Because it generates too much smoke.
(d) To keep kitchen servants and slaves out of the house.

2. Booker observes that during the Reconstruction Period, many who held public office were unable to do what after leaving office?
(a) Make trustworthy friends.
(b) Hold another public office.
(c) Find work.
(d) Return to their communities.

3. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?
(a) The host, for getting in the way of other waiters.
(b) The proprietor, for dropping a tray.
(c) The men he's waiting on, for doing a poor job.
(d) The cook, for getting the order wrong.

4. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:
(a) Singing.
(b) Working.
(c) Studying.
(d) Playing.

5. What does Booker nickname the night school he teaches at Hampton?
(a) The Night Owls.
(b) The Plucky Class.
(c) The Midnight Crowd.
(d) The Brave Scholars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:

2. Once freed, how do Booker and his family reach their new home to live with his stepfather?

3. The author states that those earning seventy-five or a hundred dollars a month were:

4. After completing his studies and returning to Malden, Booker is hired to work as a teacher. His workdays start at 8:00 AM and don't end until what time?

5. Why do the blacks at Hampton agree to room with Indians?

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