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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. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:

2. The author states that those earning seventy-five or a hundred dollars a month were:

3. While Booker T. Washington is still teaching at Malden, who contacts him regarding a position at Hampton?

4. What job does Booker take to pay for his room and board at Hampton?

5. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do blacks react upon being read the Emancipation Proclamation?

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

3. Who is Olivia A. Davidson?

4. How does Booker describe the residents of Tuskegee?

5. Who works closely with Booker to establish the new school in Tuskegee?

6. How do the blacks and the Indians get along at Hampton?

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

8. What is "The Plucky Class?"

9. What challenges does Booker encounter along his journey to Hampton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Booker T. Washington's life as a child and a slave with his life as an adult and an educator.

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of Booker's closest friends and colleagues. In what ways do they influence Booker? What important lessons does he learn from them?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Booker's family, including his mother, siblings, wives, and children. How does he feel toward them? How do they work together?

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