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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Reconstruction Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say that all of the newly freed, former slaves want?
(a) To change their names.
(b) Monetary compensation from former masters.
(c) To own land.
(d) Assistance with adjusting to their new lives.

2. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:
(a) Barns.
(b) Cardboard boxes.
(c) School hallways.
(d) Tents.

3. Who dies at the end of Booker's second year at Hampton?
(a) His mother.
(b) His best friend.
(c) A favorite teacher.
(d) His stepfather.

4. After his first year at Hampton, where does Booker work during the summer?
(a) Farm.
(b) Circus.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Library.

5. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?
(a) Socializing with friends.
(b) Learning to play the piano.
(c) Attending school.
(d) Taking a lunch break.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the potato bin that Booker describes from his childhood home?

2. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?

3. When Booker is hired as a waiter at a classy restaurant, who chastises him, and why?

4. When Booker finally arrives at Hampton and meets the head teacher, what does he tell her?

5. Although he is uncertain of the exact location of his birth, Booker T. Washington believes he was born near a:

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