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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 does Booker note that the people of Tuskegee want from him?

2. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?

3. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:

4. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:

5. At Hampton, the blacks and the Indians:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Booker T. Washington end up overseeing a new school in Tuskegee, Alabama?

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

5. What does Booker say about those who become teachers and preachers?

6. What is "The Plucky Class?"

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

8. Describe Booker's experience of traveling with an Indian boy who is ill.

9. Does Mrs. Ruffner encourage Booker to get an education?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through his lifetime of work, Booker not only lifts himself up also but creates opportunities for countless blacks.

1. Citing examples, show how Booker helps blacks advance during the post-Civil War era and into the twentieth century.

2. Explain how holding on to his values and living his passion enable Booker to help countless people.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of teacher is Booker? What makes him stand apart? How does he regard his students? How do his students regard him? In what ways is he an exceptional educator?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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