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

2. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?
(a) The mist.
(b) The darkness.
(c) The cold.
(d) The quiet.

3. Who did Carver hope to honor with his work in "Odalisque"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Black people.
(d) The professors at Tuskagee.

4. What did Carver teach his assistants in "1905"?
(a) Poultry Farming.
(b) The Theory of Relativity.
(c) Germination fo Flowers.
(d) Fertilization.

5. How did Carver's colleagues at Tuskagee describe Carver's accent?
(a) Brittish.
(b) White.
(c) Rich.
(d) Snooty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pammel say Carver did to other people?

2. Where did Carver try to sleep in "A Patriarch's Blessing"?

3. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?

4. What amazed Pammel about Carver?

5. What was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?

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