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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Atlanta Exposition Address.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In June of 1881, Booker is hired to oversee what kind of school in Tuskegee?
(a) A "normal school," which is a school that trains teachers.
(b) A boarding school for pre-med students.
(c) A religious school for seminary students.
(d) A "one-room school," where different grade levels are taught in one class.

2. What does Booker remark regarding the acceptance of Indians by the blacks at Hampton?
(a) He states that the acceptance is perfectly natural and normal.
(b) He says that any other group would have done the same.
(c) He feels there was more tension than there should have been.
(d) He wonders if another race would have been as welcoming.

3. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:
(a) Working.
(b) Playing.
(c) Studying.
(d) Singing.

4. What agreement is made so that Booker can spend more time at school?
(a) His brother and sister will help tend to the sheep.
(b) He will work odd jobs to earn money to pay for school.
(c) He will work mornings and afternoons, attending school in between work shifts.
(d) His mother will hire a helper for the house.

5. In the chapter "Raising Money," Booker relates the story of being told about a man who might be interested in donating to his school. How does Booker reach the man?
(a) Waits for him at his work.
(b) Takes a train.
(c) Walks two miles to his house.
(d) Rides a horse-drawn carriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:

3. At Hampton, the blacks and the Indians:

4. During the time that a new boarding program is being developed at Tuskegee Institute, challenges include:

5. When he arrives at the school he's overseeing in Tuskegee, what does Booker find?

(see the answer key)

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