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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Washington, what group makes the best audience?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Businessmen.
(d) Farmers.

2. Does General Armstrong teach at Tuskegee?
(a) Yes, part-time.
(b) No, he's at Hampton.
(c) No, but he heads a building project.
(d) Yes, full-time.

3. What does Booker receive following his Atlanta Exposition speech?
(a) An outpouring of approval.
(b) A threatening letter.
(c) A basket of flowers.
(d) An invitation to dinner.

4. When Booker travels by train and two women recognize him, they insist that he join them for dinner. Why does this worry him?
(a) He does not want their husbands to become jealous.
(b) He expects to be confronted because he is a black man dining in the white section.
(c) He does not recognize them and wonders what they want.
(d) He does not want his girlfriend to become jealous.

5. In the chapter "Raising Money," Booker relates the story of being told about a man who might be interested in donating to his school. How does Booker reach the man?
(a) Takes a train.
(b) Rides a horse-drawn carriage.
(c) Walks two miles to his house.
(d) Waits for him at his work.

6. Why does Booker say it was worth the effort to travel two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech?
(a) He does not mind spreading the word about his school.
(b) The women's group makes a generous donation to his school.
(c) He reaches influential people, and more speaking engagements result.
(d) He enjoyed meeting the President.

7. What do donors and supporters of Tuskegee thank Washington for?
(a) His willingness to do everything humanly possible for his students.
(b) The opportunity to support a worthy cause.
(c) His dedication to teaching.
(d) A chance to visit the school.

8. How does a mill owner help the Tuskegee Institute?
(a) Offering apprenticeships to several of the students.
(b) Making a very large monetary donation.
(c) Providing lumber for a large central building.
(d) Building new desks for the students.

9. Who does Booker visit with while traveling in Europe?
(a) The Queen of England.
(b) Mark Twain and Susan B. Anthony.
(c) Thomas Edison and Marie Curie.
(d) The King of Spain.

10. When Booker is schedule to speak in Boston, he's also invited to speak where?
(a) In Tuskegee.
(b) In his hometown.
(c) In the South.
(d) In Detroit.

11. What does Booker say about his school's treasurer?
(a) He is never discouraged and believes in the success of the school.
(b) He was under suspicion for a time when funds went missing.
(c) He regularly finds innovative ways to raise money for the school.
(d) He is the most qualified man for the job due to his banking background.

12. Worrying over his students, Booker often loses:
(a) Money.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Weight.
(d) His appetite.

13. What expo is Booker invited to speak at in September of 1895?
(a) The Boston World Exposition.
(b) The International Northern States Exposition.
(c) The Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition.
(d) The Alabama Agricultural and Industrial Exposition.

14. Washington tells potential donors that money donated for a specific building at Tuskegee secures materials and:
(a) Builds the future of America.
(b) Directly impacts the education of the students.
(c) Buys furnishings.
(d) Pays for the labor involved.

15. At his speaking engagement at the expo in 1895, Booker is:
(a) Booed loudly.
(b) The only southerner invited to speak at the event.
(c) The only black man invited to speak at the event.
(d) Hailed as a hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Booker gets up one evening to check on a group of young men at Tuskegee, what does he find?

2. How long does it take Booker's school to raise enough money to pay off debt?

3. Booker points out that those who can't offer his Tuskegee school monetary donations instead offer:

4. What does Booker tell people that he enjoys doing in his spare time in Tuskegee?

5. When money is raised for Booker and his wife to travel to Europe, the author feels what?

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