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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 got scalded in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) An ear of corn.
(b) Some ewes.
(c) Some dogs.
(d) A student.

2. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?
(a) The accordian.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The lip harp.
(d) The piano.

3. How long was the train in "Coincidence" delayed?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

4. What did the students' parents at Tuskagee do for a living?
(a) They were slaves.
(b) They were farmers.
(c) They were industry workers.
(d) They were plantation inheritors.

5. What stuck out of the students' shoes in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) The steel toes.
(b) Their toes.
(c) The whale boning.
(d) Their socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "House of Ways and Means" what did Carver want a protective tariff for?

2. What was Carver offered as a joke in "House of Ways and Means"?

3. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

4. Who narrated "Odalisque"?

5. How did Carver tell his students to defeat their own "Goliath"?

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