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

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 precious metals and semi-precious stones.
(d) Working with leather and metals.

2. What does Booker say that the poor families of Tuskegee typically eat?
(a) Corn bread, peas, and pork fat.
(b) Chicken and rice.
(c) Lima beans, wheat rolls, and onions.
(d) Biscuits and grits with gravy.

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

4. The author notes that many people who got an inkling of education became:
(a) Teachers or preachers.
(b) Public speakers or politicians.
(c) Doctors or attorneys.
(d) Entrepreneurs or salesmen.

5. By saving enough money, who does Booker help send to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute?
(a) His sister Amanda and their cousin David.
(b) His adopted brother James and his cousin David.
(c) His brother John and his sister Amanda.
(d) His brother John and their adopted brother James.

6. Booker explains that some girls who had worked as laundresses went to school for six to eight years and came out not wanting to do laundry but wanting:
(a) To make a difference in the world.
(b) Their own servants, cooks, and laundresses.
(c) Better clothes and other possessions.
(d) To marry educated men.

7. What is the potato bin that Booker describes from his childhood home?
(a) A hollowed out spot in the middle of the floor for storing sweet potatoes.
(b) A wooden bin under the porch for drying and storing potatoes.
(c) A large closet for storing sweet potatoes to be dried for the winter.
(d) A large outdoor storage bin for holding potatoes to be processed the next day.

8. 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) Regularly asked for monetary help by those earning less.
(c) Expected to pay higher taxes.
(d) Considered wealthy.

9. What does Booker observe about individuals educated in more affluent schools where the majority of their needs are met?
(a) They are mentally capable but emotionally helpless.
(b) They get a better education.
(c) They are less prepared to deal with life outside of school.
(d) They tend to become spoiled and rude.

10. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?
(a) Malden, West Virginia.
(b) Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(c) Mather, Pennsylvania.
(d) Elkins, West Virginia.

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

12. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?
(a) Wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.
(b) Runs the entire distance to school.
(c) Skips breakfast.
(d) Changes the clock at work.

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

14. 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 roof has holes and there is no stove.
(c) The cabin sits alone in a secluded, wooded area.
(d) It's as shabby as the one they lived in before.

15. When the author writes about the condition of the school he oversees in Tuskegee, what does he say about an umbrella?
(a) On "Teacher Appreciation Day," the students collect just enough money to buy Booker a gift of an umbrella.
(b) When Booker's umbrella tears in a violent storm, there are no funds available for a replacement, so he patches it up.
(c) There is only one umbrella available to the class, and students take turns using it.
(d) On rainy days, a student holds an umbrella over Booker's head because the classroom leaks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who dies at the end of Booker's second year at Hampton?

3. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?

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

5. When the country families of Tuskegee go to town on Saturdays, what do they do there?

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