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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. Where did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?
(a) Poverty Row.
(b) Slave Corner.
(c) Black Terrace.
(d) A College Dorm.

2. What honor is Carver given in "Out of the Fire"?
(a) He is asked to serve on the President's Cabinet.
(b) He is named a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts.
(c) He is given inheritance from Booker T. Washington.
(d) He is named head of the Tuskegee Institute.

3. In "Drifter," what was Carver curious about?
(a) All of these.
(b) The corn.
(c) The rain.
(d) Travelling.

4. How did "Arachis Hypogaea" get to America?
(a) It was brought by the pilgrims.
(b) It was smuggled by slaves.
(c) It was traded from India.
(d) It was dropped by sea faring birds.

5. What did Carver write for his College class?
(a) The Class Pledge.
(b) The Class Anthem.
(c) The Class poem.
(d) The Class Registry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chemistry 101," what did Carver want his students to imagine?

2. Why did Carver and Bridgeforth butt heads so much in "The New Rooster"?

3. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?

4. Which of these was NOT kept on Carver's bedside table?

5. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

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