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

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

3. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:
(a) Their ability to meet these desires did not increase.
(b) Their living conditions deteriorated.
(c) Their willingness to work for what they desired was lacking.
(d) Their dreams were shattered.

4. What does Booker say about his job working in coalmines?
(a) It pays very well.
(b) It teaches him discipline.
(c) It's dirty and dangerous.
(d) Everyone there is highly motivated.

5. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?
(a) Wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.
(b) Changes the clock at work.
(c) Skips breakfast.
(d) Runs the entire distance to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:

2. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?

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

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

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

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