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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most of the farmers in Tuskegee grow?

2. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:

3. Once freed, how do Booker and his family reach their new home to live with his stepfather?

4. When the Emancipation Proclamation is read to slaves, freeing them immediately, what does Booker say they consider after their initial celebration?

5. To help Booker while he's studying at Hampton, who sends him small amounts of money whenever possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the position that General Armstrong offers Booker Washington at Hampton.

2. Why does Booker purchase an old plantation for the Tuskegee Institute?

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

4. What is "The Plucky Class?"

5. What jobs does Booker have as a child in Malden?

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

7. How does Booker describe the residents of Tuskegee?

8. What does Booker do at the end of his first year at Hampton?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Describe the various jobs Booker has as a child, first as a slave on a plantation and later as a free person in his stepfather's town.

2. What hardships does young Booker endure?

3. What lessons does he learn though these hardships?

Essay Topic 2

Booker lives a remarkable life, going from being a slave to being a successful educator whose school is visited by the President of the United States.

1. Describe what Booker thinks about going from poverty and slavery to reaching such great heights.

2. How does he earn the respect he deserves?

Essay Topic 3

The author spends some time discussing race relations.

1. Summarize a few of the key points Booker makes regarding the interactions, attitudes, and tension between blacks and whites.

2. What negative behaviors and trends does he observe?

3. What positive interactions does he notice between the two races?

4. What conclusions does he reach regarding race relations?

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