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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where was Carver born?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Texas.
(d) Missouri.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Carver hope to honor with his work in "Odalisque"?

2. How often did Carver's boss at Tuskegee want reports about his chickens?

3. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?

4. Why did Miss bud say she sent Carver home?

5. What did Carver write for his College class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carver say there was beauty in in "Clay"?

2. What did Carver do in "Chemistry 101"?

3. In "Washboard Wizard," why was Carver not going to college?

4. What is "Cercospora" about?

5. What did Carver discover in "Four a.m. in the Woods"?

6. In "Dawn Walk," why did Carver have such a hard time teaching the black students at Tuskagee?

7. What did Mary Carver's bill of sale say in "Beside Reading"?

8. What confuses Carver so much in "Coincidence"?

9. In "The Last Rose of Summer," what did Carver say led to his piano lessons?

10. In "Prayer of the Ivory-Handled Knife," where did George find the knife?

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