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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Dear Spiritual Boy to The Penol Cures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?
(a) Showing someone how to fertilize fields.
(b) Creating the agricultural program.
(c) Teaching black students.
(d) Not forgetting his roots.

2. 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.

3. In "The Wild Garden," what did Carver say about God's creations?
(a) All of these.
(b) Nobody understands them all.
(c) Nothing goes to waste.
(d) All is for man's good.

4. Where did George find the Ivory handled knife?
(a) A church meeting.
(b) The garden.
(c) The store.
(d) His mother's cupboard.

5. What tone was "My People" written in?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Sardonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Carver criticized for in "Eureka"?

2. What kind of jacket did Carver wear in "Ruellia Noctiflora"?

3. In "Lovingly Sons," who are Carver's boys?

4. What did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" say Geroge did in the fields?

5. Where was "Ruellia Noctiflora" found by Carver?

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