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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Old Settlers' Reunion," what did the homesteader build with his wife?
(a) A house.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A barn.
(d) A fence.

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

5. How did Carver's colleagues at Tuskagee describe Carver's accent?
(a) White.
(b) Brittish.
(c) Rich.
(d) Snooty.

6. What was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?
(a) Showing someone how to fertilize fields.
(b) Teaching black students.
(c) Not forgetting his roots.
(d) Creating the agricultural program.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does "A Ship Without a Rudder" take place?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Indiana.

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

13. What was Carver called in "A Charmed Life"?
(a) An artist.
(b) A traitor.
(c) A pilgrim.
(d) An anomaly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?

2. Where was Carver born?

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

4. Where did Miss Bud Teach?

5. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?

(see the answer keys)

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