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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Dear Spiritual Boy to The Penol Cures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused "The Year of the Sky-Smear"?
(a) A plane crash.
(b) An eclipse.
(c) A large fire.
(d) A comet.

2. When did "The Lace-Maker" do the sewing?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Every night.

3. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How did Miss Bud describe Carver's work?
(a) All of these.
(b) He was inventive and creative.
(c) His work was laced with a sense of loss.
(d) He reveled the truth in his work.

5. Why did Carver and Bridgeforth butt heads so much in "The New Rooster"?
(a) They were both brilliant.
(b) They had opposite back grounds.
(c) Booker T. Washington had them compete.
(d) They went to the same school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carver watch at night in "Veil-Raisers"?

2. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?

3. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?

4. Where did black WWI veterans receive discrimination?

5. In "The Penol Cures," what cured a disease?

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