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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 "Cafeteria Food," how did Carver say he wanted to serve blacks?
(a) Through equality.
(b) Through legislation.
(c) Through agriculture.
(d) Through education.

2. Why did Miss bud say she sent Carver home?
(a) He was black.
(b) He was sick.
(c) He was tired.
(d) He was loud.

3. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee not like him?
(a) All of these.
(b) He had bigger rooms.
(c) He got paid more.
(d) They thought he looked down on him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" say Geroge did in the fields?

2. Where did "Dawn Walk" take place?

3. How many acres did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" own?

4. What stuck out of the students' shoes in "Dawn Walk"?

5. What kind of studio did Carver ask for in "Odalisque"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Prayer of Miss Budd," what was Miss Budd praying for?

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

3. What is "Cercospora" about?

4. What offended the narrator of "Odalisque"?

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

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

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

8. In "Washboard Wizard," what was Carver good at?

9. In "From an Alabama Farmer," what is Carver thanked for?

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

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