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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. How did Carver know Sarah Hunt?
(a) They were in a relationship.
(b) He boarded with her.
(c) They studied together.
(d) She is his mother's friend.

2. What did Washington give Carver after the big debate in "The New Rooster"?
(a) The barn.
(b) A studio.
(c) A lab.
(d) The poultry yard.

3. What did Carver refuse to do after Booker T. Washington's death?
(a) Go to labs.
(b) Leave his room.
(c) Teach.
(d) All of these.

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

5. In "Veil-Raisers," what did Carver write in his room at night?
(a) Journal entries.
(b) Book reviews.
(c) Poems.
(d) Lesson plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Miss bud say she sent Carver home?

2. Who did Carver say caused weeds in "The Wild Garden"?

3. What religious group did Carver join in college?

4. Whose garden is described in "The Wild Garden"?

5. In "The New Rooster," what did Bridgeforth want to become?

(see the answer key)

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