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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do students learn to do on the property that Booker purchases for his school?
(a) Restore the building, then prepare and serve food.
(b) Clean the buildings and plant crops.
(c) Cut down trees and build cabins.
(d) Refurbish the building and tend to farm animals.

3. 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?
(a) 6:00 PM.
(b) 7:00 PM.
(c) 10:00 PM.
(d) 8:00 PM.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who mentors Booker as he tries to establish a school in Tuskegee?

3. Booker comments that his students at Tuskegee are anxious to learn:

4. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:

5. What did Lewis Adams learn while still in slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Booker's early childhood family and home.

2. What challenges does Booker encounter along his journey to Hampton?

3. Describe Booker's experiences as a young man working at restaurants.

4. What does Booker say about those who become teachers and preachers?

5. Describe Booker's first group of students at Tuskegee.

6. Who works closely with Booker to establish the new school in Tuskegee?

7. What is the Tuskegee Institute like in its earliest days?

8. What does Booker say that many blacks aspire to during the post-Civil War "Reconstruction Period?"

9. What does young Booker do on the plantation as a slave?

10. How does Booker describe the residents of Tuskegee?

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