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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter "Raising Money," what is the outcome of the meeting Booker has with a man he had been told might be interested in donating to his school?
(a) The man explains he is no longer wealthy.
(b) The man donates a large sum.
(c) The man does not make a donation.
(d) The man cuts the meeting short and asks Booker to leave.

2. What job does Booker take to pay for his room and board at Hampton?
(a) Cook.
(b) Tutor.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Gardener.

3. What does Booker purchase to help his students learn more about working with their hands?
(a) A dilapidated barn.
(b) A defunct restaurant.
(c) The remains of a plantation.
(d) An acre of forest land.

4. Who mentors Booker as he tries to establish a school in Tuskegee?
(a) George W. Campbell, a former slave owner.
(b) Lewis Adams, a former slave.
(c) No one.
(d) George Campbell and Lewis Adams.

5. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?
(a) It was a guest house before being converted into a kitchen.
(b) The family most likely is asked to live there.
(c) It's warmer than the cabins on the property.
(d) There's probably no room elsewhere on the plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Tuskegee students treat Booker T. Washington?

2. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?

3. In June of 1881, Booker is hired to oversee what kind of school in Tuskegee?

4. What do Booker and his students discover when they first try to make bricks?

5. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?

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