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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.
(c) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(d) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.

2. What does Booker say about calm, self-possessed people?
(a) They lack drive.
(b) They make good parents.
(c) They are the most successful.
(d) They make the best teachers.

3. 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.

4. Although he is uncertain of the exact location of his birth, Booker T. Washington believes he was born near a:
(a) Farm.
(b) Train station.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Post office.

5. Who dies at the end of Booker's second year at Hampton?
(a) A favorite teacher.
(b) His mother.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His stepfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Booker say that the poor families of Tuskegee typically eat?

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

3. Booker states that efforts to foster community support for his Tuskegee school are:

4. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?

5. Booker notes that when it comes to giving money to his Tuskegee school, some people:

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