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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Atlanta Exposition Address.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Booker nickname the night school he teaches at Hampton?
(a) The Brave Scholars.
(b) The Night Owls.
(c) The Midnight Crowd.
(d) The Plucky Class.

2. Regarding the people that Booker approaches to support Tuskegee Institute, he notes that:
(a) Most try to find a polite way to get out of helping.
(b) Most consider him to be doing "our work."
(c) Few actually offer funds.
(d) Most are uninterested.

3. Booker notes that even though the slaves are well informed, the biggest downfall is what?
(a) No writing supplies.
(b) Lack of book learning.
(c) No hope for advancement.
(d) Lack of free time.

4. The author tells the story of finding a ten-dollar bill while working at a restaurant. What happens when he shows the money to the proprietor?
(a) The proprietor keeps it.
(b) Two customers come forward to claim the money.
(c) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.
(d) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.

5. In the chapter "Raising Money," Booker relates the story of being told about a man who might be interested in donating to his school. How does Booker reach the man?
(a) Rides a horse-drawn carriage.
(b) Walks two miles to his house.
(c) Waits for him at his work.
(d) Takes a train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker notes that giving the students a building project teaches them all aspects of construction and gives them:

2. In "Raising Money," after his meeting with a man whom he expected would donate to his school, how does Booker feel?

3. What is a typical week for farming families in Tuskegee?

4. How does a mill owner help the Tuskegee Institute?

5. At the Tuskegee Institute, Booker absolutely insists that every student have and use a:

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