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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. How many paintings of Carver's were displayed at the World Fair?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

2. In "Cafeteria Food," how did Carver say he wanted to serve blacks?
(a) Through legislation.
(b) Through education.
(c) Through equality.
(d) Through agriculture.

3. How did Helen Winterset feel about Carver?
(a) She was worried about him.
(b) She was afraid of him.
(c) She adored him.
(d) She hated him.

4. What did Carver keep on his bedside table?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Books.
(c) Dried leaves.
(d) All of these.

5. What did Carver wear in "The Joy of Sewing" that made people laugh at him?
(a) Fused lapels.
(b) Second hand suits.
(c) Aprons.
(d) Red shirts.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What amazed Pammel about Carver?

4. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee not like him?

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

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