BOOKER T. WASHINGTON READING CONTROL

Booker T. Washington was born in Texas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When was he born:

• In 1855 or 1856

• In 1858 or 1859

Booker used to live with his mother, brother and sister in a luxury house.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was his mother occupation in the plantation?

• Cook

• Farmer

Cleaning the yards or to carry water out to the enslaved men in the fields., were some of the duties Booker used to do when he was young?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which was the worst torture Booker could remember?

• Eating corn bread

• Pulling of a tooth

When the war ends, Washington’s master calls all his slaves to the big house and reads the Emancipation Proclamation aloud.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which were the newly freed slaves´ desires, according to Washington.

• Change their names to mark their self-possession.

• Leave at least for short time their home plantations

• Both answers are correct.

After emancipation Washington moves with his family to Malden, West Virginia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which was Booker´s first desire when they arrived to their new home.

• Explore the place.

• Fix the logs

• Learn how to read.