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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Earth compared to in "Clay"?
(a) All of these.
(b) A frescoed wall.
(c) A stone foundation.
(d) A lump of clay.

2. Where did George first see the Ivory handled knife?
(a) A dream.
(b) The garden.
(c) A church meeting.
(d) The store.

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

4. What was John Bentley hired to do?
(a) Teach his slaves.
(b) Heal sick slaves.
(c) Help slaves escape.
(d) Find stolen slaves.

5. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee not like him?
(a) All of these.
(b) He got paid more.
(c) He had bigger rooms.
(d) They thought he looked down on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jim die?

2. Where does "A Ship Without a Rudder" take place?

3. What did Carver always wear in his lapel?

4. Who was "1905" about?

5. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carver do for former slaves in "1905"?

2. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," how did Helen help Carver?

3. What happened in "The Perceiving Self"?

4. In "Washboard Wizard," why was Carver not going to college?

5. What is "Cercospora" about?

6. In "From an Alabama Farmer," what is Carver thanked for?

7. What is Egyptian Blue?

8. In "The Last Rose of Summer," what did Carver say led to his piano lessons?

9. What was Carver asked to do in "Called"?

10. What achievement did Carver accomplish in "A Charmed Life"?

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