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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. Just dreamed of raising enough money to attend which school?
(a) Kimball Academy.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Northwestern.
(d) Kentucky School for Negroes.

2. Hall showed that which of the following was often responsible for contaminating certain foods?
(a) Refrigeration.
(b) Sloppy preparation.
(c) Spices.
(d) Not washing the food.

3. Williams was bestowed with the title of Surgeon General for which state?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Iowa.

4. Carver created a product for which famous entrepreneur?
(a) Bell.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Edison.
(d) Ford.

5. What was the name of WIlliams' archenemy?
(a) Ferguson.
(b) Porter.
(c) Hall.
(d) Richards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wright's father left medicine to pursue a career in which field?

2. Wright was required to pass an exam in what subject before he could be admitted to the university?

3. Which company hired Julian to work as the company's head chemist?

4. What was the name of the first item Carver found in this area?

5. In what year was Hall born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Louis Tompkins Wright was a pioneer in many areas of medicine. List at least three of Wright's most significant contributions.

2. In what area did Carver focus when teaching agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute?

3. Julian shares a striking mental image about his family. Discuss the image and why it was important to the young man.

4. What degree did Drew receive from Columbia? What was the distinction of Drew's accomplishments? Why was the accomplishment unusual?

5. The author discusses Drew's career during World War II and his work with the American Red Cross. Discuss Drew's work and experiences with the Red Cross.

6. Describe the origin, family atmosphere and youth of the Daniel Hale Williams family.

7. Describe Carver's experiments regarding various products that could be created from legumes and other crops. How many derivatives did Carver discover?

8. Discuss Wright's relationship with his stepfather. Did the stepfather encourage Wright to go into medicine? Did Wright's father inspire the choice? What prestigious universities were attended by Penn and Ketcham?

9. Discuss Drew's study and experiments in the preservation of blood while he attended the Columbia School of Medicine.

10. During Ernest Everett Just's tenure at Howard University, he began to study egg cells. Discuss Just's work and where the work was performed. Also discuss at least one of Just's important discoveries.

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