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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:
(a) A slave.
(b) An orphan.
(c) A refugee.
(d) A homeless child.

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

3. 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) To marry educated men.
(c) Their own servants, cooks, and laundresses.
(d) Better clothes and other possessions.

4. Why do the blacks at Hampton agree to room with Indians?
(a) To protect the Indians from the outside world.
(b) So that both groups can learn new concepts from each other.
(c) To help the Indians learn English and societal norms.
(d) To express their gratitude for the work the Indians are doing at the school.

5. The author completes his studies at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute:
(a) With honors.
(b) In time to attend his sister's wedding.
(c) Owing the school a large sum of money.
(d) Even though half the class fails.

6. Who joins Booker as co-teacher at his school in Tuskegee?
(a) Lewis Adams.
(b) Ruthie Smith.
(c) Olivia A. Davidson.
(d) George W. Campbell.

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

8. Booker's class at Tuskegee quickly grows to how many students?
(a) Twenty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Eighty.

9. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(b) He is the oldest there.
(c) They also make necessary sacrifices.
(d) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.

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

11. 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) A customer tells them it was left as a tip.
(b) The proprietor keeps it.
(c) The proprietor asks his customers who is missing ten dollars.
(d) Two customers come forward to claim the money.

12. Booker states that the vast majority of blacks at Hampton are more than willing to:
(a) Accept the Indians into their school.
(b) Work three jobs while studying.
(c) Spend less than six hours sleeping in order to have more study time.
(d) Learn and practice the traditions of the Indians.

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

14. Booker explains that many Tuskegee families offered gifts to help out his school. Which gift touched him the most?
(a) Two pennies offered by a child.
(b) Six eggs offered by an older woman.
(c) An accordion offered by a blind man.
(d) A chicken offered by an older man.

15. What did Lewis Adams learn while still in slavery?
(a) Reading, writing, dairy farming, cooking, and blacksmithing.
(b) Working with precious metals and semi-precious stones.
(c) Working with leather and metals.
(d) Reading, writing, shoemaking, harness making, and tinsmithing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In June of 1881, Booker is hired to oversee what kind of school in Tuskegee?

2. What does Booker say that the poor families of Tuskegee typically eat?

3. While living with his stepfather, young Booker works:

4. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?

5. In the chapter "Boyhood Days," what does Booker say he does in order to get to school on time?

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