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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. In the author's view, how would the freed slaves have been better served?

2. In addition to teaching day and night classes and doing tutoring, Booker teaches:

3. Booker's class at Tuskegee quickly grows to how many students?

4. While Booker T. Washington is still teaching at Malden, who contacts him regarding a position at Hampton?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Mrs. Ruffner and the work Booker does for her.

3. What important lesson does Booker learn working with Miss Mackie, whom he describes as a member of a cultured Northern family?

4. Explain why Booker feels that many students come out of school with an education but without the ability to make a living.

5. Booker decides it's time for him to go to Hampton. What is Hampton?

6. How do blacks react upon being read the Emancipation Proclamation?

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

8. What does Booker do at the end of his first year at Hampton?

9. What is the Tuskegee Institute like in its earliest days?

10. What does Booker T. Washington know about his birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What legacy does Booker T. Washington leave behind? How would you say that his life's work contributes to education and race relations today?

Essay Topic 2

The author spends some time discussing race relations.

1. Summarize a few of the key points Booker makes regarding the interactions, attitudes, and tension between blacks and whites.

2. What negative behaviors and trends does he observe?

3. What positive interactions does he notice between the two races?

4. What conclusions does he reach regarding race relations?

Essay Topic 3

Through his lifetime of work, Booker not only lifts himself up also but creates opportunities for countless blacks.

1. Citing examples, show how Booker helps blacks advance during the post-Civil War era and into the twentieth century.

2. Explain how holding on to his values and living his passion enable Booker to help countless people.

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