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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. Washington travels two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech to whom?

2. What expo is Booker invited to speak at in September of 1895?

3. What does Booker feel should determine the right to vote?

4. Why does Washington travel with Armstrong throughout larger Northern cities?

5. What does Booker say happens when a student defaces property at the Tuskegee school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Washington says he feels responsible for the success of Tuskegee Institute.

2. Booker demands cleanliness from his students. What one item does he insist everyone have?

3. Describe the attempt by Booker and his students to build a kiln for baking bricks.

4. What hardships are experienced when Booker, his staff, and his students launch a boarding program effort at Tuskegee?

5. Who is Rev. Robert C. Bedford?

6. Describe Booker's disappointment in how the people of Tuskegee regard Christmas and what he decides to do to improve the situation.

7. Who are Booker T. Washington's sons?

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

9. When asking potential donors for money for a particular building, what other information does Booker share with them?

10. How long are Booker and his second wife married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Booker helps blacks make tremendous advances. Explain how he helps blacks advance, and how he helps bring blacks and whites together, through the following roles:

1. As a teacher.

2. As a school administrator.

3. As a fund-raiser.

4. As a public speaker.

Essay Topic 2

What legacy does Booker T. Washington leave behind? How would you say that his life's work contributes to education and race relations today?

Essay Topic 3

Whether or not he realizes it, Booker T. Washington is an innovator. He makes innovations in teaching methods, school programs, and school curriculum. Describe, in detail, what innovations Booker brings about in education and how he puts them into effect.

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