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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Booker say about his job working in coalmines?
(a) It pays very well.
(b) Everyone there is highly motivated.
(c) It's dirty and dangerous.
(d) It teaches him discipline.

2. What does Booker note that the people of Tuskegee want from him?
(a) To have him involved in their local politics.
(b) To be a voice for them as he travels from one community to the next.
(c) That he create flexible schedules so the students can work and study.
(d) That he teach their children well so they can get out of poverty.

3. Booker feels that the people of Tuskegee should be using part of their land for what?
(a) Planting trees.
(b) Growing vegetables.
(c) Raising dairy cows.
(d) Raising chickens and geese.

4. 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 brother John and their adopted brother James.
(c) His adopted brother James and his cousin David.
(d) His brother John and his sister Amanda.

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

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

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

8. 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) An accordion offered by a blind man.
(c) Six eggs offered by an older woman.
(d) A chicken offered by an older man.

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

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

11. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?
(a) It belonged to his great-grandfather.
(b) His father gives it to him.
(c) He selects it when he starts school.
(d) The county clerk selects it and writes it on his birth certificate.

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

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

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

15. 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 dreams were shattered.
(d) Their ability to meet these desires did not increase.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Booker T. Washington is still teaching at Malden, who contacts him regarding a position at Hampton?

2. What do most of the farmers in Tuskegee grow?

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

4. What is the potato bin that Booker describes from his childhood home?

5. 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?

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