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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. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?
(a) Library.
(b) Circus.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Farm.

2. Who joins Booker as co-teacher at his school in Tuskegee?
(a) Olivia A. Davidson.
(b) George W. Campbell.
(c) Lewis Adams.
(d) Ruthie Smith.

3. Booker notes that even though the slaves are well informed, the biggest downfall is what?
(a) Lack of book learning.
(b) Lack of free time.
(c) No hope for advancement.
(d) No writing supplies.

4. Booker explains that many Tuskegee families offered gifts to help out his school. Which gift touched him the most?
(a) Six eggs offered by an older woman.
(b) A chicken offered by an older man.
(c) Two pennies offered by a child.
(d) An accordion offered by a blind man.

5. Booker comments that his students at Tuskegee are anxious to learn:
(a) Only practical subjects.
(b) Only the subjects that they find interesting.
(c) Math, especially calculus.
(d) Whatever he hands them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:

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

3. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:

4. What does Booker purchase to help his students learn more about working with their hands?

5. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?

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