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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 the person in "A Patriarch's Blessing" tell Carver not to pick the fruit?
(a) It wasn't ripe yet.
(b) It wasn't meant for him.
(c) It was poisoned.
(d) All of these.

2. In "Called," what did Carver rattle on about?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Equality.
(c) Education.
(d) Plantations.

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

4. What did Carver keep on his bedside table?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Dried leaves.
(c) Books.
(d) All of these.

5. Where did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?
(a) Slave Corner.
(b) A College Dorm.
(c) Poverty Row.
(d) Black Terrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carver show the government in "Out of the Fire"?

2. In "The Joy of Sewing," what did Carver like about the finished sewing projects?

3. Why did Susan think her adopted children would always be hated?

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

5. What did Carver write for his College class?

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