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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the country families of Tuskegee go to town on Saturdays, what do they do there?
(a) Sell vegetables.
(b) Attend plays.
(c) Attend meetings.
(d) Shop for supplies.

2. The "T" in Booker T. Washington stands for:
(a) Taliaferro.
(b) Trumbert.
(c) Thomasino.
(d) Theodoro.

3. On his way to Hampton, Booker stops at Richmond to earn money for the remainder of his journey. What work does he do in Richmond?
(a) Unloads a ship.
(b) Paints a building.
(c) Delivers groceries.
(d) Digs ditches.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author notes that many people who got an inkling of education became:

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

3. What does Booker nickname the night school he teaches at Hampton?

4. Among the unnecessary excesses that he describes for the families of Tuskegee living in poverty, what does Booker include?

5. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?

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