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

2. What religious group did Carver join in college?
(a) A prayer group.
(b) A Service Society.
(c) A Bible Study Group.
(d) A hymn singing choir.

3. Who created the color Egyptian Blue?
(a) Michaelangelo.
(b) Carver.
(c) Manet.
(d) Monet.

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

5. What stuck out of the students' shoes in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) The whale boning.
(b) The steel toes.
(c) Their socks.
(d) Their toes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Bentley hired to do?

2. Where did Carver see the most beauty in the world?

3. What was Carver called in "A Charmed Life"?

4. What did Carver name one of the chickens in "Poultry Husbandry"?

5. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "Cercospora" about?

3. In "Old Settlers' Reunion," what did the homesteader say was strange about Carver?

4. What did Carver do for former slaves in "1905"?

5. What was Carver asked to do in "Called"?

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

7. What was "Drifter" about?

8. What made Carver so well-liked in college?

9. In "Watkins Laundry and Apothecary," what did Carver say about a flower?

10. What gave Carver hope in "Poultry Husbandry"?

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