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

2. 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) 8:00 PM.
(b) 6:00 PM.
(c) 10:00 PM.
(d) 7:00 PM.

3. When Booker travels with a young Indian boy who is ill, how are they treated by outsiders?
(a) Booker is accepted into establishments that the boy is not allowed to enter.
(b) The boy is accepted into establishments that Booker is not allowed to enter.
(c) They are rejected by everyone they seek help from.
(d) They are welcomed by everyone they seek help from.

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

5. What does Booker quickly discover about the Indians at Hampton?
(a) They feel more comfortable in outdoor settings.
(b) They are eager to learn and seek ways to make his life more comfortable.
(c) They are eager to share their traditions, stories, and languages with others.
(d) They choose to speak only their tribal languages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?

2. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?

3. When Booker finally arrives at Hampton and meets the head teacher, what does he tell her?

4. What do the Hampton night school students earn money for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What important lesson does Booker learn working with Miss Mackie, whom he describes as a member of a cultured Northern family?

2. Booker decides it's time for him to go to Hampton. What is Hampton?

3. How do blacks react upon being read the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. What two things does Washington say every former slave who is newly freed wants?

5. Explain why Booker feels that many students come out of school with an education but without the ability to make a living.

6. How does Booker T. Washington end up overseeing a new school in Tuskegee, Alabama?

7. How do the blacks and the Indians get along at Hampton?

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

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

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

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