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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Last Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do young Booker and his family live in the plantation's kitchen?
(a) It's warmer than the cabins on the property.
(b) It was a guest house before being converted into a kitchen.
(c) The family most likely is asked to live there.
(d) There's probably no room elsewhere on the plantation.

2. After dining with two women in a train's dining section, Booker goes to the smoking car where he expects:
(a) To meet up with a friend.
(b) To be berated by the men.
(c) To be asked to leave.
(d) To catch up on reading.

3. Booker notes that when it comes to giving money to his Tuskegee school, some people:
(a) Would rather spend it on their families.
(b) Bring meals instead.
(c) Give more than they can possibly afford.
(d) Give more often and more generously.

4. Who is Robert C. Bedford?
(a) The director of a nearby black elementary school.
(b) A black pastor at a white church.
(c) A white pastor at a black church.
(d) The director of a nearby white elementary school.

5. What does Booker state about the attitude of his Tuskegee students against manual labor?
(a) It is perfectly understandable.
(b) It begins to change.
(c) It is counterproductive.
(d) It doesn't change at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Washington's third wife?

2. What do most of the farmers in Tuskegee grow?

3. In "Raising Money," although Washington's meeting with a potential donor for his school doesn't go quite as expected, what happens years later?

4. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:

5. The "T" in Booker T. Washington stands for:

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