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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter to Mrs. Hardwick to Moton Field.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Carver tell his students to defeat their own "Goliath"?
(a) By educating themselves.
(b) By turning the other cheek.
(c) By ignoring the bad things in the world.
(d) By spreading universal good.

2. Where did the people think the unaccounted for chickens in "Chicken-Talk" had gone?
(a) Children had sniped them.
(b) John had freed them.
(c) Foxes had eaten them.
(d) Carver had sold them.

3. Why did Carver and Bridgeforth butt heads so much in "The New Rooster"?
(a) They were both brilliant.
(b) Booker T. Washington had them compete.
(c) They had opposite back grounds.
(d) They went to the same school.

4. 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.

5. In "Letter to Mrs. Hardwick," what relation did Carver say he would never have?
(a) A mentor.
(b) A marriage.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) A best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lovingly Sons," who are Carver's boys?

2. In "Chemistry 101," what did Carver want his students to imagine?

3. What did Carver keep on his bedside table?

4. Who was "The Lace-Maker"?

5. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?

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