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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Race and Red Race.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eleven.
(d) One.

2. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:
(a) Their living conditions deteriorated.
(b) Their ability to meet these desires did not increase.
(c) Their dreams were shattered.
(d) Their willingness to work for what they desired was lacking.

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

4. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?
(a) Skips breakfast.
(b) Changes the clock at work.
(c) Runs the entire distance to school.
(d) Wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.

5. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(b) He is the oldest there.
(c) They also make necessary sacrifices.
(d) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Booker works for Mrs. Ruffner, how much is he paid?

2. As he travels to Hampton, the author arrives in Richmond, Virginia, flat broke and spends the night where?

3. Booker notes that many blacks of his era wanted to learn what two languages?

4. The author states that those earning seventy-five or a hundred dollars a month were:

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

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