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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times did Miss Bud send Carver home?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

5. How long was the train in "Coincidence" delayed?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

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

7. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?
(a) When she saw him holding a flower.
(b) When she heard him read.
(c) When she saw him work so hard at school.
(d) When she read his writing.

8. 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.

9. Where did Carver see the most beauty in the world?
(a) Nature.
(b) Everything.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sky.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where did a student try to insult Carver?
(a) The Cafeteria.
(b) The dorms.
(c) The classroom.
(d) The courtyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Carver born?

2. What was the name of Carver's mother?

3. What did the students' parents at Tuskagee do for a living?

4. In "Chemistry 101," what did Carver want his students to imagine?

5. What confuses John Bentley about Susan Carver?

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