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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. What did Lewis Adams learn while still in slavery?
(a) Reading, writing, dairy farming, cooking, and blacksmithing.
(b) Working with leather and metals.
(c) Working with precious metals and semi-precious stones.
(d) Reading, writing, shoemaking, harness making, and tinsmithing.

2. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?
(a) It's better to pay someone else to do it.
(b) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(c) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.
(d) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.

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

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

5. When the Emancipation Proclamation is read to slaves, freeing them immediately, what does Booker say they consider after their initial celebration?
(a) They don't trust the masters to abide by the new law.
(b) They wonder where they will live and what work they'll do.
(c) They wonder if they're being told the truth.
(d) They ask themselves what state they should move to.

Short Answer Questions

1. To start with, how many students does Booker have at his school in Tuskegee?

2. 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?

3. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:

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

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

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