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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first number that Booker says he learns?

2. Who mentors Booker as he tries to establish a school in Tuskegee?

3. When Booker decides to go to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, how does his community help him?

4. When he arrives at the school he's overseeing in Tuskegee, what does Booker find?

5. The Reconstruction Period refers to the:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "The Plucky Class?"

2. What does Booker say about those who become teachers and preachers?

3. Upon obtaining their freedom, where do Booker and his family go?

4. How do Booker and his family reach their new home after they are freed?

5. Who works closely with Booker to establish the new school in Tuskegee?

6. What does young Booker do on the plantation as a slave?

7. Describe Booker's experiences as a young man working at restaurants.

8. How does Booker describe the residents of Tuskegee?

9. What challenges does Booker encounter along his journey to Hampton?

10. Who is Olivia A. Davidson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of teacher is Booker? What makes him stand apart? How does he regard his students? How do his students regard him? In what ways is he an exceptional educator?

Essay Topic 2

Whether or not he realizes it, Booker T. Washington is an innovator. He makes innovations in teaching methods, school programs, and school curriculum. Describe, in detail, what innovations Booker brings about in education and how he puts them into effect.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Booker T. Washington's life as a child and a slave with his life as an adult and an educator.

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