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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The New Rooster to Ruellia Noctiflora.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Miss bud say she sent Carver home?
(a) He was sick.
(b) He was tired.
(c) He was black.
(d) He was loud.

2. In "Drifter," what was Carver on a quest for?
(a) Education.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Glory.
(d) His family.

3. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?
(a) When she heard him read.
(b) When she saw him work so hard at school.
(c) When she read his writing.
(d) When she saw him holding a flower.

4. Where does "A Ship Without a Rudder" take place?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Idaho.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Ruellia Noctiflora"?

2. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver realize?

3. Where was Carver born?

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

5. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?

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