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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Helping Others.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While working for Mrs. Ruffner, Booker soon learns that she demands:
(a) Perfection.
(b) Extra chores above and beyond the job definition.
(c) Her employees to work very hard.
(d) Precision, order, and honesty.

2. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:
(a) At salt furnaces.
(b) Driving salt trucks.
(c) Delivering salt to merchants.
(d) Selling salt door to door.

3. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?
(a) There's probably no room elsewhere on the plantation.
(b) It's warmer than the cabins on the property.
(c) It was a guest house before being converted into a kitchen.
(d) The family most likely is asked to live there.

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

5. After Booker and his family move into a small cabin with his stepfather in a salt-mining community, what do they discover about their new home?
(a) The cabin sits alone in a secluded, wooded area.
(b) It's much nicer than what they left behind.
(c) The roof has holes and there is no stove.
(d) It's as shabby as the one they lived in before.

Short Answer Questions

1. By saving enough money, who does Booker help send to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute?

2. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?

3. What is Booker's brother's name?

4. Booker notes that even though the slaves are well informed, the biggest downfall is what?

5. What does the author say he learns about manual labor from Miss Mackie?

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