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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 religious group did Carver join in college?
(a) A prayer group.
(b) A Bible Study Group.
(c) A hymn singing choir.
(d) A Service Society.

2. In "The Wild Garden," what did Carver say about God's creations?
(a) Nobody understands them all.
(b) Nothing goes to waste.
(c) All of these.
(d) All is for man's good.

3. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?
(a) Farming.
(b) Politics.
(c) Reading.
(d) Husbandry.

4. What did Pammel call Carver?
(a) God's Gift to Teachers.
(b) A Path to Freedom.
(c) A Freak of Nature.
(d) The Black Darwin.

5. In "The Dimensions of the Milky Way," what did Carver say the universe was made of?
(a) Water and soul.
(b) Molecules.
(c) Stardust.
(d) Imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Carver pay for his piano lessons?

2. What was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?

3. What did Miss Bud teach?

4. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?

5. In "Cercospora," what did others say Carver should not trust?

(see the answer key)

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