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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Learn and practice the traditions of the Indians.
(d) Spend less than six hours sleeping in order to have more study time.

2. The Reconstruction Period refers to the:
(a) Era of migration from farms to factories.
(b) Post-Civil War era.
(c) Pre-Civil War era.
(d) Railroad building era.

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

4. In June of 1881, Booker is hired to oversee what kind of school in Tuskegee?
(a) A "normal school," which is a school that trains teachers.
(b) A religious school for seminary students.
(c) A boarding school for pre-med students.
(d) A "one-room school," where different grade levels are taught in one class.

5. On his way to Hampton, Booker stops at Richmond to earn money for the remainder of his journey. What work does he do in Richmond?
(a) Unloads a ship.
(b) Digs ditches.
(c) Paints a building.
(d) Delivers groceries.

6. 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) Two customers come forward to claim the money.
(b) The proprietor keeps it.
(c) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.
(d) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.

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

8. In addition to teaching day and night classes and doing tutoring, Booker teaches:
(a) Sunday school.
(b) Athletics.
(c) Theater.
(d) Piano.

9. 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 share their traditions, stories, and languages with others.
(d) They are eager to learn and seek ways to make his life more comfortable.

10. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?
(a) One.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Eleven.

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

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

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

14. All of Booker's students at Tuskegee are at least:
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Booker and his family move into a small cabin with his stepfather in a salt-mining community, what do they discover about their new home?

2. What project does Booker take over at Hampton?

3. On his journey to Hampton, Booker runs out of money for public transportation. How does he continue his journey?

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

5. The "T" in Booker T. Washington stands for:

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