Carver: A Life in Poems Quiz Questions | Quiz: A Patriarch's Blessing to The Year of the Sky-Smear

Quiz: A Patriarch's Blessing to The Year of the Sky-Smear

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What did Carver watch at night in "Veil-Raisers"?
a) The lines of his face.
b) The trees in the wind.
c) Black couples walking.
d) The stars.

2. In "Chicken-Talk," how many chickens were unaccounted for?
a) 765.
b) 789.
c) 567.
d) 897.

3. Where did Carver try to sleep in "A Patriarch's Blessing"?
a) A classroom.
b) A train.
c) A ship.
d) A jail cell.

4. What did Carver wear in "The Joy of Sewing" that made people laugh at him?
a) Aprons.
b) Red shirts.
c) Fused lapels.
d) Second hand suits.

5. When was "The Year of the Sky-Smear"?
a) 1910.
b) 1905.
c) 1915. (read more)