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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. How do the Tuskegee students treat Booker T. Washington?
(a) With respect, helping him in many ways including carrying his books.
(b) As a fellow friend and colleague.
(c) With contempt because they feel he's too demanding.
(d) With reservation, afraid to approach the school's director.

2. At the Tuskegee Institute, Booker absolutely insists that every student have and use a:
(a) Slide rule.
(b) Toothbrush.
(c) Comb.
(d) Fountain pen.

3. After traveling two thousand miles to give his five-minute speech, what does Booker do?
(a) Returns home.
(b) Takes a train back to Boston.
(c) Attends a dinner event.
(d) Spends time sightseeing.

4. Booker notes that giving the students a building project teaches them all aspects of construction and gives them:
(a) A trade to fall back on when they leave school.
(b) A reason to better appreciate their studies.
(c) A sense of worth and accomplishment.
(d) Hands-on experience to keep them from getting bored.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Booker say about his school's treasurer?

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

4. In the chapter "Raising Money," what is the outcome of the meeting Booker has with a man he had been told might be interested in donating to his school?

5. At his speaking engagement at the expo in 1895, Booker is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Booker say about approaching the very wealthy for support for his school?

2. What important lesson does Booker T. Washington say he learns from General Armstrong?

3. What burden does Booker feel he carries as his speaking engagements increase?

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

5. During his speech to a large audience at the Atlanta Exposition, what does Booker focus on?

6. How do his students treat Booker T. Washington?

7. What happens after Booker walks two miles to a man's house to request a donation for his school?

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

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

10. When he's not working, what does Booker enjoy doing?

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