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

2. What agreement is made so that Booker can spend more time at school?
(a) He will work mornings and afternoons, attending school in between work shifts.
(b) His mother will hire a helper for the house.
(c) He will work odd jobs to earn money to pay for school.
(d) His brother and sister will help tend to the sheep.

3. At Hampton, the blacks and the Indians:
(a) Form a "cultural awareness" club.
(b) Do not understand one another.
(c) Get along well.
(d) Rarely interact with each other.

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

5. 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) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.
(b) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.
(c) Two customers come forward to claim the money.
(d) The proprietor keeps it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker's class at Tuskegee quickly grows to how many students?

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

3. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?

4. Why does Washington travel with Armstrong throughout larger Northern cities?

5. Booker comments that his students at Tuskegee are anxious to learn:

(see the answer key)

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