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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. What kind of jacket did Carver wear in "Ruellia Noctiflora"?
(a) Tweed.
(b) Brocade.
(c) Leather.
(d) Velvet.

2. Why did Susan think her adopted children would always be hated?
(a) They were too smart.
(b) They were black.
(c) They were disabled.
(d) They were foreigners.

3. Where did the people think the unaccounted for chickens in "Chicken-Talk" had gone?
(a) John had freed them.
(b) Foxes had eaten them.
(c) Children had sniped them.
(d) Carver had sold them.

4. What did Carver watch at night in "Veil-Raisers"?
(a) The stars.
(b) The lines of his face.
(c) The trees in the wind.
(d) Black couples walking.

5. Who was "1905" about?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What confuses John Bentley about Susan Carver?

3. How did Carver pay for his piano lessons?

4. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?

5. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?

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