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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. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:
(a) Singing.
(b) Studying.
(c) Working.
(d) Playing.

2. Booker's night school at Hampton expands from twelve students to:
(a) Fifteen.
(b) More than twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Close to fifty.

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

4. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?
(a) Buying him a few school supplies.
(b) Giving him small donations.
(c) Writing letters of recommendation.
(d) Offering transportation.

5. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?
(a) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.
(b) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(c) It's better to pay someone else to do it.
(d) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Booker quickly discover about the Indians at Hampton?

3. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:

4. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:

5. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is "The Plucky Class?"

4. How do Booker and his family reach their new home after they are freed?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Booker describe the residents of Tuskegee?

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