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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. When Miss Davidson travels to ask for financial support for the Tuskegee Institute, she meets two Northern ladies who agree to donate:
(a) Twenty cents of every dollar they earn.
(b) Four hundred dollars a month.
(c) Half of their inheritance.
(d) Six thousand dollars a year.

2. What does Booker tell people that he enjoys doing in his spare time in Tuskegee?
(a) Write his memoir.
(b) Plant in his garden and raise fowl.
(c) Engage in philosophical debates.
(d) Visit friends.

3. What does Booker state about the attitude of his Tuskegee students against manual labor?
(a) It begins to change.
(b) It doesn't change at all.
(c) It is counterproductive.
(d) It is perfectly understandable.

4. Why does Washington travel with Armstrong throughout larger Northern cities?
(a) To give lectures on successful teaching techniques.
(b) To learn from other educational programs.
(c) To gather donations for Tuskegee.
(d) To recruit new students.

5. How long does it take Booker's school to raise enough money to pay off debt?
(a) Fifteen months.
(b) A few months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten months.

Short Answer Questions

1. At his speaking engagement at the expo in 1895, Booker is:

2. What does General Armstrong loan to the Tuskegee Institute?

3. Why does Booker have his students build the Tuskegee Institute's buildings?

4. In the chapter "Raising Money," what is the outcome of the meeting Booker has with a man he had been told might be interested in donating to his school?

5. As Booker prepares to speak at the expo in 1895, he feels the weight of responsibility because his audience consists of:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Booker feel it was worth his time to travel two thousand miles just to deliver a five-minute speech?

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

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

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

5. What burden does Booker feel he carries as his speaking engagements increase?

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

7. How is Booker's speech at the Atlanta Exposition received?

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

9. Why do Booker Washington and General Armstrong travel together to larger Northern cities?

10. Who is Rev. Robert C. Bedford?

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