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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. Where did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?
(a) Poverty Row.
(b) Slave Corner.
(c) Black Terrace.
(d) A College Dorm.

2. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?
(a) Fabric Manufacturers.
(b) Art Institutes.
(c) Toy makers.
(d) Paint companies.

3. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
(a) A teacher gets confused.
(b) A textbook was mislabeled.
(c) Someone said a beetle had a backbone.
(d) Someone called him an invertebrate.

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

5. How many acres did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" own?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did George find the Ivory handled knife?

2. In "Cafeteria Food," how did Carver say he wanted to serve blacks?

3. Where does "A Ship Without a Rudder" take place?

4. What is the name of Carver's brother?

5. How long was the train in "Coincidence" delayed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Cafeteria Food," what did Carver say he could always count on?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

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

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