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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. How do the Tuskegee students treat Booker T. Washington?
2. In the chapter "Raising Money," what is the outcome of the meeting Booker has with a man he had been told might be interested in donating to his school?
3. What does Booker say about the way that Southerners treat him?
4. Booker notes that when it comes to giving money to his Tuskegee school, some people:
5. Does General Armstrong teach at Tuskegee?
Short Essay Questions
1. When he's not working, what does Booker enjoy doing?
2. Who is Rev. Robert C. Bedford?
3. How do his students treat Booker T. Washington?
4. How is Booker's speech at the Atlanta Exposition received?
5. Describe Booker's disappointment in how the people of Tuskegee regard Christmas and what he decides to do to improve the situation.
6. What happens after Booker walks two miles to a man's house to request a donation for his school?
7. Explain why Washington says he feels responsible for the success of Tuskegee Institute.
8. Booker demands cleanliness from his students. What one item does he insist everyone have?
9. Describe Booker's third wife.
10. How long are Booker and his second wife married?
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 is a keen observer of human nature and includes many of his observations in his autobiography. Select three observations that he makes about human nature, and describe them in detail. Why does he include this information in his book?
Essay Topic 3
Describe some of Booker's closest friends and colleagues. In what ways do they influence Booker? What important lessons does he learn from them?
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