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

2. What is a typical week for farming families in Tuskegee?
(a) Working six days a week, going to town and meetings Sundays.
(b) Working six days a week, going to church and picnics Sundays.
(c) Working five days a week, attending meetings Saturdays, going to church and resting Sundays.
(d) Working five days a week, going to town Saturdays, attending meetings Sundays.

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

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

5. To help Booker while he's studying at Hampton, who sends him small amounts of money whenever possible?
(a) His previous employer, Mrs. Ruffner.
(b) His previous teachers.
(c) His mother and stepfather.
(d) His brother John.

6. How do the people of Tuskegee find Booker to oversee their school?
(a) They advertise in several newspapers in the region.
(b) They ask Miss Mackie for a recommendation.
(c) They send a representative to contact him personally after hearing of his accomplishments.
(d) They write to General Armstrong at Hampton.

7. 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) Giving him small donations.
(d) Buying him a few school supplies.

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

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

10. Booker's class at Tuskegee quickly grows to how many students?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Twenty.

11. When he arrives at the school he's overseeing in Tuskegee, what does Booker find?
(a) There is a severe shortage of teachers.
(b) No accommodations and plenty of anxious students.
(c) The wrong textbooks have been ordered.
(d) A large facility with very few students.

12. 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.

13. What does Booker quickly discover about the Indians at Hampton?
(a) They are eager to share their traditions, stories, and languages with others.
(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 feel more comfortable in outdoor settings.

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

15. When he teaches back home in Malden, what does Booker include in his curriculum for his day classes?
(a) Latin, French, and Portuguese.
(b) Proper hygiene and personal care.
(c) Cooking, house cleaning, and woodworking.
(d) Calculus, astronomy, and astrology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?

2. What do Booker and his co-teacher at Tuskegee agree they need to add to their curriculum?

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

4. What does Booker remark regarding the acceptance of Indians by the blacks at Hampton?

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

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