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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. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?
(a) Sells her ring to buy him a cap.
(b) Buys less food to save money for a cap.
(c) Makes him a cap out of scrap denim.
(d) Tells him to get a second job so he can afford to buy a cap.

2. 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.

3. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:
(a) Precision, order, and honesty.
(b) Her employees to work very hard.
(c) Extra chores above and beyond the job definition.
(d) Perfection.

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

5. The author notes that many people who got an inkling of education became:
(a) Entrepreneurs or salesmen.
(b) Doctors or attorneys.
(c) Teachers or preachers.
(d) Public speakers or politicians.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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