Up from Slavery Ch. 1

In what state was Booker T. Washington born?

• Alabama

• Georgia

• Virginia

• West Virginia

What job did Booker T. Washington’s mother have on the plantation?

• Cook

• Field Worker

• Maid

• Nurse

Imagine that you are Booker T. Washington. Would you have such a sympathetic view of your father? Explain your answer.

What are the names of Booker T. Washington’s siblings?

• Joe and Amy

• John and Amanda

• Joshua and Amelda

True or False: Southern slaves were ignorant regarding the Civil War and the abolitionist movement.

• True

• False

As a young child, what was Booker’s goal, should he become free?

What was the most trying ordeal that Booker had to endure as a young boy?

Imagine that you are an elderly slave. How might you react to being granted your freedom? How might your reaction change as a twenty-year-old slave?