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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. 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 feels there was more tension than there should have been.
(c) He wonders if another race would have been as welcoming.
(d) He says that any other group would have done the same.

2. How does Robert Bedford become involved with Tuskegee Institute?
(a) As the school's chaplain.
(b) As a school trustee.
(c) As its assistant principal.
(d) As a teacher.

3. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?
(a) Tells him to get a second job so he can afford to buy a cap.
(b) Sells her ring to buy him a cap.
(c) Makes him a cap out of scrap denim.
(d) Buys less food to save money for a cap.

4. The author tells the story of finding a ten-dollar bill while working at a restaurant. What happens when he shows the money to the proprietor?
(a) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.
(b) The proprietor keeps it.
(c) Two customers come forward to claim the money.
(d) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.

5. Why does Booker say it was worth the effort to travel two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech?
(a) He enjoyed meeting the President.
(b) The women's group makes a generous donation to his school.
(c) He reaches influential people, and more speaking engagements result.
(d) He does not mind spreading the word about his school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker feels that the people of Tuskegee should be using part of their land for what?

2. Due to overcrowding at Hampton, there isn't enough room in the dormitories and some students have to spend the winter in:

3. Booker says that even as a very young child, most of his time is spent:

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

5. When Booker is schedule to speak in Boston, he's also invited to speak where?

(see the answer key)

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