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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?
(a) He was friends with Booker T. Washington.
(b) He was a recruiter.
(c) He graduated from a white school.
(d) He was older.

2. What did Pammel say Carver did to other people?
(a) Insulted them.
(b) Brought out the best in them.
(c) Inspired them.
(d) Embarrassed them.

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

4. What was Pammel's occupation?
(a) Boarder.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Surgeon.

5. What got scalded in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) Some ewes.
(b) A student.
(c) Some dogs.
(d) An ear of corn.

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

7. How did Carver pay for his piano lessons?
(a) He plowed fields.
(b) He taught literary lessons.
(c) He washed clothes.
(d) He sold his paintings.

8. What did Carver always wear in his lapel?
(a) A cotton fluff.
(b) A flower.
(c) A watch chain.
(d) A button.

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

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

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

12. In "Cafeteria Food," how did Carver say he wanted to serve blacks?
(a) Through legislation.
(b) Through education.
(c) Through agriculture.
(d) Through equality.

13. What was the Earth compared to in "Clay"?
(a) All of these.
(b) A stone foundation.
(c) A lump of clay.
(d) A frescoed wall.

14. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
(a) Someone said a beetle had a backbone.
(b) A teacher gets confused.
(c) A textbook was mislabeled.
(d) Someone called him an invertebrate.

15. What did Miss Bud teach?
(a) History.
(b) Art.
(c) English.
(d) Spelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poultry Husbandry," why did the chickens start killing each other?

2. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

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

4. What was "The Last Rose of Summer" about?

5. What did Pammel call Carver?

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