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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Booker's third wife do at Tuskegee?
(a) She is head cook.
(b) She is a teacher and musician.
(c) She is director of the girls' dormitory.
(d) She is a teacher and lady principal.

2. Why do members of the community buy the bricks made by Booker's students?
(a) The bricks aren't of the best quality, but they are inexpensive.
(b) They are quality bricks, and there is no nearby competition.
(c) The bricks are far superior to what local competitors make.
(d) The community tries to help the school in every way possible.

3. During his travels, what does Booker like to do on the train rides?
(a) Rehearse his speeches.
(b) Read and relax.
(c) Meet new people.
(d) Sleep.

4. Why does Booker have his students build the Tuskegee Institute's buildings?
(a) To show the surrounding community that he is committed to making a difference.
(b) To show them that work is not drudgery when innovative methods are used.
(c) To save money and teach his students practical skills.
(d) The people he initially hired to construct the buildings took the money and left town.

5. In his chapter on public speaking, the author expresses that before a speech, he:
(a) Takes a warm bath to relax.
(b) Practices in front of the mirror.
(c) Typically rewrites his entire speech.
(d) Never ceases to be nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Booker handle complaints by parents who don't want their students to do manual labor at his school?

2. How does a mill owner help the Tuskegee Institute?

3. In "Raising Money," after his meeting with a man whom he expected would donate to his school, how does Booker feel?

4. What expo is Booker invited to speak at in September of 1895?

5. What do Booker and his students discover when they first try to make bricks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rev. Robert C. Bedford?

2. Why do Booker and his students launch an effort to make bricks?

3. How does a mill owner help out Booker's Tuskegee school?

4. How is Booker's speech at the Atlanta Exposition received?

5. Why does Booker go to Europe?

6. What hardships are experienced when Booker, his staff, and his students launch a boarding program effort at Tuskegee?

7. Explain why Washington says he feels responsible for the success of Tuskegee Institute.

8. When asking potential donors for money for a particular building, what other information does Booker share with them?

9. Why does Booker feel it was worth his time to travel two thousand miles just to deliver a five-minute speech?

10. Describe Booker's experience on a train ride where he dines in the white section.

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