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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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 but boast top-notch teachers.
(d) Most are poorly equipped and their teachers are not properly prepared.

6. Who mentors Booker as he tries to establish a school in Tuskegee?
(a) George Campbell and Lewis Adams.
(b) No one.
(c) George W. Campbell, a former slave owner.
(d) Lewis Adams, a former slave.

7. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:
(a) Their living conditions deteriorated.
(b) Their willingness to work for what they desired was lacking.
(c) Their ability to meet these desires did not increase.
(d) Their dreams were shattered.

8. What do most of the farmers in Tuskegee grow?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Onions.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

9. In "The Reconstruction Period" chapter, what does the author conclude about many teachers and preachers, as well as some politicians?
(a) They are out of touch with reality.
(b) They are selfless, noble, and idealistic.
(c) They are interested in bettering the lives of others.
(d) They draw too much attention to themselves.

10. Booker states that in addition to receiving book knowledge in school, former slaves should be taught:
(a) Practical skills, like cooking.
(b) That they can succeed in their new circumstances.
(c) That doing manual labor is not shameful.
(d) How to look for and interview for a job.

11. What do Booker and his co-teacher at Tuskegee agree they need to add to their curriculum?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Latin.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Music.

12. In the author's view, how would the freed slaves have been better served?
(a) If the federal government had made plans to teach them.
(b) Through the availability of work-study programs.
(c) If the state government had created a job-finding service for them.
(d) Through trained advisors who could help with the transition.

13. When the Emancipation Proclamation is read to slaves, freeing them immediately, what does Booker say they consider after their initial celebration?
(a) They ask themselves what state they should move to.
(b) They wonder if they're being told the truth.
(c) They don't trust the masters to abide by the new law.
(d) They wonder where they will live and what work they'll do.

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

15. The author tells the story of finding a ten-dollar bill while working at a restaurant. What happens when he shows the money to the proprietor?
(a) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.
(b) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.
(c) Two customers come forward to claim the money.
(d) The proprietor keeps it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he arrives at the school he's overseeing in Tuskegee, what does Booker find?

2. In order to repay debts Booker's school has accumulated, his co-teacher holds what type of fundraisers?

3. The Reconstruction Period refers to the:

4. What does Booker nickname the night school he teaches at Hampton?

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

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