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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Booker remark regarding the acceptance of Indians by the blacks at Hampton?
(a) He feels there was more tension than there should have been.
(b) He states that the acceptance is perfectly natural and normal.
(c) He wonders if another race would have been as welcoming.
(d) He says that any other group would have done the same.

2. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?
(a) The host, for getting in the way of other waiters.
(b) The men he's waiting on, for doing a poor job.
(c) The cook, for getting the order wrong.
(d) The proprietor, for dropping a tray.

3. When the country families of Tuskegee go to town on Saturdays, what do they do there?
(a) Attend meetings.
(b) Sell vegetables.
(c) Attend plays.
(d) Shop for supplies.

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

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

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

7. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?
(a) Farm.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Circus.
(d) Library.

8. 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 "Teacher Appreciation Day," the students collect just enough money to buy Booker a gift of an umbrella.
(c) On rainy days, a student holds an umbrella over Booker's head because the classroom leaks.
(d) There is only one umbrella available to the class, and students take turns using it.

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

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

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

12. Booker notes that even though the slaves are well informed, the biggest downfall is what?
(a) No hope for advancement.
(b) No writing supplies.
(c) Lack of book learning.
(d) Lack of free time.

13. While Booker T. Washington is still teaching at Malden, who contacts him regarding a position at Hampton?
(a) Colonel Ruffner.
(b) Mrs. Ruffner.
(c) Miss Mackie.
(d) General Armstrong.

14. 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.

15. Once freed, how do Booker and his family reach their new home to live with his stepfather?
(a) Catch a train.
(b) Walk several hundred miles.
(c) Hitching rides in wagons.
(d) Ride mules several hundred miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?

2. What does Booker say that the poor families of Tuskegee typically eat?

3. In June of 1881, Booker is hired to oversee what kind of school in Tuskegee?

4. Why is the plantation kitchen usually removed from the rest of the house?

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

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