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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?
(a) Paint companies.
(b) Toy makers.
(c) Fabric Manufacturers.
(d) Art Institutes.

3. Why did Susan think her adopted children would always be hated?
(a) They were foreigners.
(b) They were black.
(c) They were disabled.
(d) They were too smart.

4. What was Carver's nickname in College?
(a) Master.
(b) Doc.
(c) Professor.
(d) Massa.

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

6. In "Poultry Husbandry," how many classes was Carver teaching?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

8. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The piano.
(c) The lip harp.
(d) The accordian.

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

10. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?
(a) Reading.
(b) Husbandry.
(c) Politics.
(d) Farming.

11. How did Carver know Sarah Hunt?
(a) They studied together.
(b) They were in a relationship.
(c) He boarded with her.
(d) She is his mother's friend.

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

13. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

14. 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 graduated from a white school.
(c) He was a recruiter.
(d) He was older.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" own?

2. Where did Miss Bud Teach?

3. Where did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?

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

5. How did Miss Bud describe Carver's work?

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