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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 is Booker's brother's name?

2. Booker feels that the people of Tuskegee should be using part of their land for what?

3. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?

4. All of Booker's students at Tuskegee are at least:

5. Booker's class at Tuskegee quickly grows to how many students?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Booker do after completing his studies with honors?

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

3. Describe Mrs. Ruffner and the work Booker does for her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Booker's first group of students at Tuskegee.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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