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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Last Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker's night school at Hampton expands from twelve students to:
(a) Fifteen.
(b) More than twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Close to fifty.

2. What does Booker comment about the schools in Tuskegee?
(a) Most are poorly equipped but boast top-notch teachers.
(b) Most are well equipped and have good teachers.
(c) Most are well equipped but their teachers need better training.
(d) Most are poorly equipped and their teachers are not properly prepared.

3. What happens when Booker and his students try to construct a kiln for baking bricks?
(a) Two students are seriously injured.
(b) They fail in their first four attempts.
(c) It works perfectly the first time.
(d) They fail once, and then get experts to construct the kiln.

4. Booker remarks that too many people use the Christmas season as:
(a) A holiday for bribing teachers with gifts.
(b) A time to complain to relatives and employers.
(c) A time to overindulge in rich foods.
(d) An excuse to ignore work and drink excessively.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?

2. In addition to teaching day and night classes and doing tutoring, Booker teaches:

3. 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?

4. Who is Robert C. Bedford?

5. When Booker gets up one evening to check on a group of young men at Tuskegee, what does he find?

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