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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose garden is described in "The Wild Garden"?
(a) Carver's.
(b) Tuskegee's.
(c) Bridgeforth's.
(d) Washington's.

2. Who was "The Lace-Maker"?
(a) Susan Jensen.
(b) Booker T. Washington.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Carver.

3. Why did Carver refuse to many assistants before Curtis came along?
(a) They were not bright enough to work with him.
(b) He liked working alone.
(c) He was afraid of plagiarism.
(d) All of these.

4. In "Veil-Raisers," what did Carver write in his room at night?
(a) Journal entries.
(b) Poems.
(c) Book reviews.
(d) Lesson plans.

5. How did Carver keep in touch with his boys in "Lovingly Sons"?
(a) They made phone calls.
(b) They sent letters.
(c) They had annual reunion.
(d) They sent telegrams.

6. Where did Carver say God lived in "Professor Carver's Bible Class"?
(a) In Heaven.
(b) In our minds.
(c) Within us.
(d) In nature.

7. What did Washington give Carver after the big debate in "The New Rooster"?
(a) A studio.
(b) A lab.
(c) The poultry yard.
(d) The barn.

8. In "Letter to Mrs. Hardwick," what relation did Carver say he would never have?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A best friend.
(c) A marriage.
(d) A mentor.

9. In "Professor Carver's Bible Class" how did the students view God?
(a) As a white man.
(b) As a changing deity.
(c) As a black man.
(d) As a dreamy mist person.

10. What did Washington give Bridgeforth after the big debate in "The New Rooster"?
(a) A studio.
(b) The poultry yard.
(c) A lab.
(d) The barn.

11. Who did Carver say caused weeds in "The Wild Garden"?
(a) The devil.
(b) Men.
(c) God.
(d) Mother Nature.

12. What did Carver say about the black pilot in "Moton Field"?
(a) It was an attrocity.
(b) It was a shame.
(c) It was an honor.
(d) It was a step.

13. Where did Carver try to sleep in "A Patriarch's Blessing"?
(a) A train.
(b) A jail cell.
(c) A ship.
(d) A classroom.

14. In "The Penol Cures," what disease was cured?
(a) Polio.
(b) Small Pox.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Consumption.

15. Who was Carver told he shamed in "Eureka"?
(a) Tuskegee.
(b) His father.
(c) His Alma Mater.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form was "My Dear Spiritual Boy" written in?

2. What did Hardwick do for Carver?

3. In "Chicken-Talk," how many chickens were unaccounted for?

4. Where was Carver speaking in "Eureka"?

5. Where was "Ruellia Noctiflora" found by Carver?

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