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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Patriarch's Blessing to The Year of the Sky-Smear.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?
(a) He was a recruiter.
(b) He was friends with Booker T. Washington.
(c) He was older.
(d) He graduated from a white school.

4. In "Veil-Raisers," who did Booker t. Washington write notes to?
(a) Faculty members.
(b) Family members.
(c) Philanthropists.
(d) All of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the people think the unaccounted for chickens in "Chicken-Talk" had gone?

2. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

3. How old was Mary when she was sold into slavery?

4. What did Miss Bud teach?

5. Where did a student try to insult Carver?

(see the answer key)

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