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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My People to Coincidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Perceiving Self," what did Carver witness?
(a) A slave market.
(b) A symposium.
(c) A trial.
(d) A lynching.

2. How did Jim die?
(a) He had polio.
(b) He had small pox.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He was hanged.

3. How did Carver pay for his piano lessons?
(a) He taught literary lessons.
(b) He washed clothes.
(c) He sold his paintings.
(d) He plowed fields.

4. What did Carver always wear in his lapel?
(a) A cotton fluff.
(b) A flower.
(c) A watch chain.
(d) A button.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" own?

2. What was Carver called in "A Charmed Life"?

3. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," what did Carver wear in his lapel?

4. In "Cafeteria Food," how did Carver say he wanted to serve blacks?

5. What confuses John Bentley about Susan Carver?

(see the answer key)

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