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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. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The piano.
(c) The lip harp.
(d) The accordian.

2. What did Carver keep on his bedside table?
(a) Books.
(b) A Bible.
(c) All of these.
(d) Dried leaves.

3. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?
(a) When she saw him holding a flower.
(b) When she saw him work so hard at school.
(c) When she heard him read.
(d) When she read his writing.

4. Who was Moses Carver?
(a) The owner of Carver's mother.
(b) A local priest.
(c) Carver's father.
(d) A slave trader.

5. What was Pammel's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Boarder.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?

4. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver realize?

5. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," what did Carver wear in his lapel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened in "The Perceiving Self"?

3. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

4. How did Carver embarrass someone in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?

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

6. What was "My People" about?

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

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

9. What did Pammel say Carver did for others in "Green-Thumb Boy," and why was this so strange at this time?

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

(see the answer keys)

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