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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Carver's brother?
(a) John.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jim.

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

3. What did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" say Geroge did in the fields?
(a) Sang.
(b) Danced.
(c) Prayed.
(d) Read.

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

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

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

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

8. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver realize?
(a) The reason for his brother's death.
(b) His purpose in life.
(c) His talent.
(d) The reason for his daughter's birth.

9. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," what did Carver wear in his lapel?
(a) A snap dragon.
(b) A carnation.
(c) A rose.
(d) A peony.

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

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

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

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

14. How did Watkins meet Carver?
(a) He was a student of his.
(b) He bought him as a slave.
(c) He hired him at his laundromat.
(d) He took him as a boarder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carver always wear in his lapel?

2. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?

3. Who did Carver hope to honor with his work in "Odalisque"?

4. What was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?

5. Where did George first see the Ivory handled knife?

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