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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. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:
(a) With honors.
(b) Owing the school a large sum of money.
(c) In time to attend his sister's wedding.
(d) Even though half the class fails.

2. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?
(a) None of these is correct.
(b) Taking wheat to the silo.
(c) Painting fences.
(d) Carrying corn to the mill.

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

4. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?
(a) Hopping onto a freight train.
(b) Borrowing a bicycle, which he later returns.
(c) Walking and hitching rides.
(d) Hiding in a hay wagon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:

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

3. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?

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

5. What job does Booker take to pay for his room and board at Hampton?

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