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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 Helen Winterset feel about Carver?
(a) She was afraid of him.
(b) She adored him.
(c) She was worried about him.
(d) She hated him.

2. What did Carver show the government in "Out of the Fire"?
(a) How to use peanuts.
(b) How to fertilize fields.
(c) How to burn stubbled fields.
(d) How to dehydrate food.

3. What got scalded in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) Some ewes.
(b) Some dogs.
(c) A student.
(d) An ear of corn.

4. What did Carver wear in "The Joy of Sewing" that made people laugh at him?
(a) Fused lapels.
(b) Second hand suits.
(c) Aprons.
(d) Red shirts.

5. What was Carver called in "A Charmed Life"?
(a) A traitor.
(b) A pilgrim.
(c) An anomaly.
(d) An artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Carver feel about sewing?

2. What was "The Last Rose of Summer" about?

3. In "Chemistry 101," where did Carver take his class?

4. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?

5. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

(see the answer key)

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