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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?
(a) Attending school.
(b) Taking a lunch break.
(c) Socializing with friends.
(d) Learning to play the piano.

2. After completing his studies and returning to Malden, Booker is hired to work as a teacher. His workdays start at 8:00 AM and don't end until what time?
(a) 10:00 PM.
(b) 8:00 PM.
(c) 6:00 PM.
(d) 7:00 PM.

3. Booker states that the vast majority of blacks at Hampton are more than willing to:
(a) Work three jobs while studying.
(b) Learn and practice the traditions of the Indians.
(c) Spend less than six hours sleeping in order to have more study time.
(d) Accept the Indians into their school.

4. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:
(a) A garden tool storage shed.
(b) The plantation's kitchen.
(c) A chicken coop.
(d) The community's meeting hall.

5. The author states that those earning seventy-five or a hundred dollars a month were:
(a) Often in debt by the end of the month.
(b) Considered wealthy.
(c) Regularly asked for monetary help by those earning less.
(d) Expected to pay higher taxes.

6. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a barn.
(c) Under a boardwalk.
(d) Under a drawbridge.

7. Why do the blacks at Hampton agree to room with Indians?
(a) To help the Indians learn English and societal norms.
(b) To protect the Indians from the outside world.
(c) To express their gratitude for the work the Indians are doing at the school.
(d) So that both groups can learn new concepts from each other.

8. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?
(a) Walking and hitching rides.
(b) Hiding in a hay wagon.
(c) Hopping onto a freight train.
(d) Borrowing a bicycle, which he later returns.

9. During a fight between blacks and whites, what happens to Mr. Ruffner, the white salt mines owner, when he stands up for the blacks?
(a) He is offered the job of mayor.
(b) He is severely injured.
(c) He is cheered enthusiastically.
(d) He is arrested.

10. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:
(a) Perfection.
(b) Extra chores above and beyond the job definition.
(c) Precision, order, and honesty.
(d) Her employees to work very hard.

11. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?
(a) Giving him small donations.
(b) Buying him a few school supplies.
(c) Writing letters of recommendation.
(d) Offering transportation.

12. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:
(a) At salt furnaces.
(b) Selling salt door to door.
(c) Driving salt trucks.
(d) Delivering salt to merchants.

13. When Booker finally arrives at Hampton and meets the head teacher, what does he tell her?
(a) He hasn't had a drink of water or any food for a day and a half.
(b) He's tired, dirty, and ragged from his long journey.
(c) He promises to be her best student ever.
(d) He's thrilled to be there and ready to learn.

14. Who joins Booker as co-teacher at his school in Tuskegee?
(a) George W. Campbell.
(b) Olivia A. Davidson.
(c) Ruthie Smith.
(d) Lewis Adams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Hampton night school students earn money for?

2. Booker states that in addition to receiving book knowledge in school, former slaves should be taught:

3. What do students learn to do on the property that Booker purchases for his school?

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

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

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