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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Hampton night school students earn money for?
(a) To support their families.
(b) To put in the bank for when they're out of school.
(c) To help pay for tuition to Hampton's regular school.
(d) To buy their school meals and pay for their rooms.

2. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?
(a) Virginia Beach for fun and relaxation.
(b) To work for the railroads in Norfolk.
(c) Home to see his family.
(d) Back to the job he had the previous summer.

3. After Booker and his family move into a small cabin with his stepfather in a salt-mining community, what do they discover about their new home?
(a) It's much nicer than what they left behind.
(b) The cabin sits alone in a secluded, wooded area.
(c) It's as shabby as the one they lived in before.
(d) The roof has holes and there is no stove.

4. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?
(a) It was a guest house before being converted into a kitchen.
(b) There's probably no room elsewhere on the plantation.
(c) The family most likely is asked to live there.
(d) It's warmer than the cabins on the property.

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

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

7. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:
(a) Singing.
(b) Studying.
(c) Playing.
(d) Working.

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

9. All of Booker's students at Tuskegee are at least:
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Ten.

10. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?
(a) To keep kitchen servants and slaves out of the house.
(b) Because it generates too much smoke.
(c) To keep kitchen smells out of the house.
(d) Because of the danger of fire.

11. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:
(a) Owing the school a large sum of money.
(b) With honors.
(c) Even though half the class fails.
(d) In time to attend his sister's wedding.

12. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They also make necessary sacrifices.
(b) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(c) He is the oldest there.
(d) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.

13. What job does Booker take to pay for his room and board at Hampton?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Tutor.
(c) Cook.
(d) Gardener.

14. To start with, how many students does Booker have at his school in Tuskegee?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twenty.

15. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:
(a) School hallways.
(b) Barns.
(c) Tents.
(d) Cardboard boxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?

2. The author notes that many people who got an inkling of education became:

3. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:

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

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

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