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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. Booker states that many former slaves wanted to:
(a) Move to another country.
(b) Become attorneys.
(c) Hold public office.
(d) Move to New York.

2. Booker explains that some girls who had worked as laundresses went to school for six to eight years and came out not wanting to do laundry but wanting:
(a) To make a difference in the world.
(b) Their own servants, cooks, and laundresses.
(c) Better clothes and other possessions.
(d) To marry educated men.

3. The Reconstruction Period refers to the:
(a) Pre-Civil War era.
(b) Railroad building era.
(c) Post-Civil War era.
(d) Era of migration from farms to factories.

4. When he teaches back home in Malden, what does Booker include in his curriculum for his day classes?
(a) Latin, French, and Portuguese.
(b) Cooking, house cleaning, and woodworking.
(c) Proper hygiene and personal care.
(d) Calculus, astronomy, and astrology.

5. 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 arrested.
(c) He is cheered enthusiastically.
(d) He is offered the job of mayor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Booker observes that during the Reconstruction Period, many who held public office were unable to do what after leaving office?

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

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

5. Why do the blacks at Hampton agree to room with Indians?

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