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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 do donors and supporters of Tuskegee thank Washington for?
2. As Booker prepares to speak at the expo in 1895, he feels the weight of responsibility because his audience consists of:
3. What are the names of Booker's two sons?
4. In Europe, what observation does Booker make about Holland?
5. What does Booker say about his school's treasurer?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do his students treat Booker T. Washington?
2. What important lesson does Booker T. Washington say he learns from General Armstrong?
3. Explain why Washington says he feels responsible for the success of Tuskegee Institute.
4. What does Booker say about approaching the very wealthy for support for his school?
5. Describe Booker's third wife.
6. When asking potential donors for money for a particular building, what other information does Booker share with them?
7. During his speech to a large audience at the Atlanta Exposition, what does Booker focus on?
8. What happens after Booker walks two miles to a man's house to request a donation for his school?
9. Why do Booker and his students launch an effort to make bricks?
10. Describe Booker's experience on a train ride where he dines in the white section.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout his life, many people help Booker succeed.
1. Describe some of the people who are influential in helping Booker become a success.
2. How do these people help Booker? Cite specific examples from the book.
3. Describe how the help that Booker receives in turn propels him to help countless others.
Essay Topic 2
Booker is a keen observer of human nature and includes many of his observations in his autobiography. Select three observations that he makes about human nature, and describe them in detail. Why does he include this information in his book?
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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