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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Raising Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One.
(d) Eleven.

2. How does Robert Bedford become involved with Tuskegee Institute?
(a) As a school trustee.
(b) As the school's chaplain.
(c) As a teacher.
(d) As its assistant principal.

3. During the time that a new boarding program is being developed at Tuskegee Institute, challenges include:
(a) A strike by the school's teachers.
(b) A shortage of building supplies.
(c) Having nowhere to cook and no dining hall.
(d) Almost burning down the school.

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

5. Booker states that the vast majority of blacks at Hampton are more than willing to:
(a) Accept the Indians into their school.
(b) Learn and practice the traditions of the Indians.
(c) Work three jobs while studying.
(d) Spend less than six hours sleeping in order to have more study time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Booker states that many former slaves wanted to:

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

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

5. When Booker goes to the smoking car of a train after dining with two women, what happens?

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