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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Susan think her adopted children would always be hated?
(a) They were foreigners.
(b) They were black.
(c) They were too smart.
(d) They were disabled.

2. What did Pammel say Carver did to other people?
(a) Embarrassed them.
(b) Inspired them.
(c) Insulted them.
(d) Brought out the best in them.

3. How did Watkins meet Carver?
(a) He bought him as a slave.
(b) He hired him at his laundromat.
(c) He was a student of his.
(d) He took him as a boarder.

4. Where did "The Perceiving Self" take place?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) South Carolina.

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

6. Where did Carver see the most beauty in the world?
(a) Nature.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Everything.
(d) The sky.

7. What was "The Last Rose of Summer" about?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Painting.

8. Whose perspective is "Out of 'Slaves' Ransom," from?
(a) John Bentley's.
(b) Maria Bentley's.
(c) Moses Carver's.
(d) Susan Carver'y.

9. How many acres did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" own?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

10. What did Miss Bud teach?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Spelling.
(d) English.

11. In "Chemistry 101," what did Carver want his students to imagine?
(a) How things were a hundred years back.
(b) All their possibilities.
(c) The future.
(d) The tiny organisms all around them.

12. What did Carver write for his College class?
(a) The Class Anthem.
(b) The Class Registry.
(c) The Class poem.
(d) The Class Pledge.

13. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?
(a) When she saw him work so hard at school.
(b) When she read his writing.
(c) When she saw him holding a flower.
(d) When she heard him read.

14. What kind of doctor did Susan say George was?
(a) Spiritual doctor.
(b) Tree doctor.
(c) Friendship doctor.
(d) Plant doctor.

15. What was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?
(a) Not forgetting his roots.
(b) Showing someone how to fertilize fields.
(c) Creating the agricultural program.
(d) Teaching black students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?

2. What did Carver name one of the chickens in "Poultry Husbandry"?

3. How long was the train in "Coincidence" delayed?

4. Where was Carver born?

5. What was the name of Carver's mother?

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