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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 Booker goes to the smoking car of a train after dining with two women, what happens?
(a) He is greeted politely and left alone.
(b) Everyone in the smoking car walks out.
(c) He is asked to leave.
(d) Everyone greets him and talks to him about his work.

2. Teachers at Tuskegee are largely recruited from where?
(a) Hampton.
(b) Howard.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

3. Who is Booker's second wife?
(a) Miss Ruthie.
(b) Miss Jefferson.
(c) Miss Mackie.
(d) Miss Davidson.

4. What do donors and supporters of Tuskegee thank Washington for?
(a) A chance to visit the school.
(b) His willingness to do everything humanly possible for his students.
(c) The opportunity to support a worthy cause.
(d) His dedication to teaching.

5. What does Booker's third wife do at Tuskegee?
(a) She is director of the girls' dormitory.
(b) She is a teacher and lady principal.
(c) She is head cook.
(d) She is a teacher and musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Booker and his students try to construct a kiln for baking bricks?

2. In "Raising Money," after his meeting with a man whom he expected would donate to his school, how does Booker feel?

3. Washington tells potential donors that money donated for a specific building at Tuskegee secures materials and:

4. What does Booker T. Washington say that General Armstrong teaches him about racial prejudice?

5. Before giving his speech at the 1895 expo, Booker does what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give examples of how different people support Tuskegee Institute.

2. Why does Booker go to Europe?

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

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

5. What are some of the things that Booker says about his personal experience with public speaking?

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

7. Who is Rev. Robert C. Bedford?

8. What does Booker say about approaching the very wealthy for support for his school?

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

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

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