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

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

3. What does Booker say happens when a student defaces property at the Tuskegee school?
(a) Teachers lower the student's grade.
(b) Another student chastises the action.
(c) The student is expelled for a week.
(d) The student must repair or pay for the damages.

4. 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) Walks two miles to his house.
(b) Takes a train.
(c) Waits for him at his work.
(d) Rides a horse-drawn carriage.

5. When money is raised for Booker and his wife to travel to Europe, the author feels what?
(a) Excited about seeing Europe.
(b) Thankful because his wife deserves a break.
(c) Guilty at vacationing while others work.
(d) Relieved that he finally gets a vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. With a working kiln, Booker and his students make bricks for their school and for what other purpose?

2. Booker remarks that too many people use the Christmas season as:

3. When Booker goes to the smoking car of a train after dining with two women, what happens?

4. In Europe, what observation does Booker make about Holland?

5. What does Booker's third wife do at Tuskegee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important lesson does Booker T. Washington say he learns from General Armstrong?

2. How does a mill owner help out Booker's Tuskegee school?

3. Explain why Washington says he feels responsible for the success of Tuskegee Institute.

4. How do his students treat Booker T. Washington?

5. Describe Booker's disappointment in how the people of Tuskegee regard Christmas and what he decides to do to improve the situation.

6. Booker demands cleanliness from his students. What one item does he insist everyone have?

7. When he's not working, what does Booker enjoy doing?

8. During his speech to a large audience at the Atlanta Exposition, what does Booker focus on?

9. Who are Booker T. Washington's sons?

10. Why do Booker and his students launch an effort to make bricks?

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