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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker comments that his students at Tuskegee are anxious to learn:
(a) Math, especially calculus.
(b) Only practical subjects.
(c) Whatever he hands them.
(d) Only the subjects that they find interesting.

2. During the time that a new boarding program is being developed at Tuskegee Institute, challenges include:
(a) A strike by the school's teachers.
(b) A shortage of building supplies.
(c) Almost burning down the school.
(d) Having nowhere to cook and no dining hall.

3. During a fight between blacks and whites, what happens to Mr. Ruffner, the white salt mines owner, when he stands up for the blacks?
(a) He is severely injured.
(b) He is offered the job of mayor.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He is cheered enthusiastically.

4. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?
(a) It should be done quietly and discreetly.
(b) Shortcuts for doing the job faster.
(c) It's better to pay someone else to do it.
(d) It has its rewards and is nothing to be ashamed of.

5. Where does Booker go at the end of his second year at Hampton?
(a) To work for the railroads in Norfolk.
(b) Home to see his family.
(c) Back to the job he had the previous summer.
(d) Virginia Beach for fun and relaxation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Booker sell his own watch to raise fifteen dollars?

2. What do Booker and his co-teacher at Tuskegee agree they need to add to their curriculum?

3. Why does Booker have his students build the Tuskegee Institute's buildings?

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

5. What project does Booker take over at Hampton?

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