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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carver born?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Texas.

2. Where did Carver see the most beauty in the world?
(a) The sky.
(b) Everything.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Nature.

3. How did Jim die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He had polio.
(d) He had small pox.

4. Who was "1905" about?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

5. What form is "From an Alabama Farmer" written in?
(a) A song.
(b) A letter.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A speech.

6. Where did Miss Bud Teach?
(a) Rosevill University.
(b) Simpson College.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Tuskagee Institute.

7. Why was a family sitting on the train tracks in "Coincidence"?
(a) To slow the train.
(b) To get a ride on the train.
(c) To commit suicide.
(d) To send a message.

8. In "Drifter," what was Carver on a quest for?
(a) Glory.
(b) His family.
(c) Education.
(d) Freedom.

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

10. In "Poultry Husbandry," why did the chickens start killing each other?
(a) They were sick.
(b) They were dirty.
(c) They were hungry.
(d) They were bored.

11. What did Carver teach his assistants in "1905"?
(a) Poultry Farming.
(b) Germination fo Flowers.
(c) Fertilization.
(d) The Theory of Relativity.

12. In "Drifter," what was Carver curious about?
(a) The corn.
(b) The rain.
(c) All of these.
(d) Travelling.

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

14. What religious group did Carver join in college?
(a) A Service Society.
(b) A Bible Study Group.
(c) A hymn singing choir.
(d) A prayer group.

15. Where did George find the Ivory handled knife?
(a) The garden.
(b) His mother's cupboard.
(c) The store.
(d) A church meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

2. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee not like him?

3. What did Pammel say Carver did to other people?

4. Which of these was NOT kept on Carver's bedside table?

5. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?

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