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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beside Reading to The Sweet-Hearts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?
(a) Moses Pederson.
(b) Frederick Wilson.
(c) Susan Weaver.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

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

3. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
(a) A textbook was mislabeled.
(b) A teacher gets confused.
(c) Someone called him an invertebrate.
(d) Someone said a beetle had a backbone.

4. Which of these was NOT kept on Carver's bedside table?
(a) Notes.
(b) A bill of sale.
(c) A photograph of his mother.
(d) Seeds.

5. Who was "1905" about?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Carver's boss at Tuskegee want reports about his chickens?

2. Where did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?

3. What is the name of Carver's brother?

4. How many paintings of Carver's were displayed at the World Fair?

5. What did Pammel call Carver?

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