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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen House.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?
(a) He cannot afford to pay the tuition.
(b) His mother needs his help around the house.
(c) He has to take care of the family's sheep.
(d) His stepfather forces him to continue working.

4. What does Booker comment about the schools in Tuskegee?
(a) Most are well equipped and have good teachers.
(b) Most are poorly equipped but boast top-notch teachers.
(c) Most are well equipped but their teachers need better training.
(d) Most are poorly equipped and their teachers are not properly prepared.

5. In the author's view, how would the freed slaves have been better served?
(a) If the federal government had made plans to teach them.
(b) Through the availability of work-study programs.
(c) Through trained advisors who could help with the transition.
(d) If the state government had created a job-finding service for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker feels that some individuals were not served well enough by their education and that, in the end, their desires increased but:

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:

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

4. When he teaches back home in Malden, what does Booker include in his curriculum for his day classes?

5. Among the unnecessary excesses that he describes for the families of Tuskegee living in poverty, what does Booker include?

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