Carver: A Life in Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Carver: A Life in Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "A Ship Without a Rudder" take place?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Indiana.

2. What was "The Last Rose of Summer" about?
(a) Painting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Singing.

3. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?
(a) The quiet.
(b) The darkness.
(c) The mist.
(d) The cold.

4. What stuck out of the students' shoes in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) The whale boning.
(b) The steel toes.
(c) Their socks.
(d) Their toes.

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

6. What is new about the generation Carver taught at Tuskagee?
(a) They were the first slaves to be freed.
(b) They were the first free generation.
(c) They were the first educated generation of blacks.
(d) They were the first generation after the Civil War.

7. In "Chemistry 101," what did Carver want his students to imagine?
(a) The tiny organisms all around them.
(b) All their possibilities.
(c) The future.
(d) How things were a hundred years back.

8. How often did Carver's boss at Tuskegee want reports about his chickens?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Bi-Weekly.

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

10. Why did Miss bud say she sent Carver home?
(a) He was tired.
(b) He was black.
(c) He was loud.
(d) He was sick.

11. In "Poultry Husbandry," how were Carver and his many tasks described?
(a) Busy.
(b) Insane.
(c) Attentive.
(d) Involved.

12. What kind of doctor did Susan say George was?
(a) Tree doctor.
(b) Spiritual doctor.
(c) Friendship doctor.
(d) Plant doctor.

13. How did Miss Bud describe Carver's work?
(a) All of these.
(b) His work was laced with a sense of loss.
(c) He reveled the truth in his work.
(d) He was inventive and creative.

14. What society in College did Carver organize?
(a) The Artistry in Motion Society.
(b) The Diversity Society.
(c) The Freedom Speaking Society.
(d) The Agricultural Society.

15. Where did a student try to insult Carver?
(a) The Cafeteria.
(b) The dorms.
(c) The classroom.
(d) The courtyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the train in "Coincidence" delayed?

2. What was John Bentley hired to do?

3. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?

4. What did the students' parents at Tuskagee do for a living?

5. Who narrated "Odalisque"?

(see the answer keys)

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