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

2. Who narrated "Odalisque"?
(a) One of Carver's black colleages.
(b) Booker T. Washington.
(c) Carver.
(d) Marilyn Nelson.

3. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?
(a) Manet.
(b) Michaelangelo.
(c) Monet.
(d) Carver.

4. In "Poultry Husbandry," how many classes was Carver teaching?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defended Carver when a student tried to insult him?

2. What did Washington give Carver after the big debate in "The New Rooster"?

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

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

5. Where did Carver see the most beauty in the world?

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