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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker explains that many Tuskegee families offered gifts to help out his school. Which gift touched him the most?
(a) Two pennies offered by a child.
(b) A chicken offered by an older man.
(c) Six eggs offered by an older woman.
(d) An accordion offered by a blind man.

2. What does Booker quickly discover about the Indians at Hampton?
(a) They feel more comfortable in outdoor settings.
(b) They choose to speak only their tribal languages.
(c) They are eager to learn and seek ways to make his life more comfortable.
(d) They are eager to share their traditions, stories, and languages with others.

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

4. What do the Hampton night school students do during the day?
(a) Learn how to cook.
(b) Take care of their families.
(c) Tutor other students.
(d) Work.

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

6. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?
(a) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(b) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.
(c) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.
(d) It's better to pay someone else to do it.

7. Booker observes that during the Reconstruction Period, many who held public office were unable to do what after leaving office?
(a) Hold another public office.
(b) Find work.
(c) Make trustworthy friends.
(d) Return to their communities.

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

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

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

11. 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) 6:00 PM.
(b) 8:00 PM.
(c) 7:00 PM.
(d) 10:00 PM.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker feels that the people of Tuskegee should be using part of their land for what?

2. Although he is uncertain of the exact location of his birth, Booker T. Washington believes he was born near a:

3. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:

4. When Booker travels with a young Indian boy who is ill, how are they treated by outsiders?

5. To start with, how many students does Booker have at his school in Tuskegee?

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