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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?
(a) Moses Pederson.
(b) Frederick Wilson.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Susan Weaver.

5. What did Carver name one of the chickens in "Poultry Husbandry"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Teddy Roosevelt.

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

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

8. What did Carver write for his College class?
(a) The Class Anthem.
(b) The Class poem.
(c) The Class Registry.
(d) The Class Pledge.

9. Which of these was NOT kept on Carver's bedside table?
(a) Notes.
(b) A photograph of his mother.
(c) A bill of sale.
(d) Seeds.

10. Where did George first see the Ivory handled knife?
(a) A church meeting.
(b) A dream.
(c) The garden.
(d) The store.

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

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

13. Where did "The Perceiving Self" take place?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Arkansas.

14. What is an invertebrate?
(a) A kind of worm.
(b) A sea creature.
(c) An armored reptile.
(d) A creature with no back bone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone was "My People" written in?

2. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?

3. What was Pammel's occupation?

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

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

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