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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. Why did Susan think her adopted children would always be hated?
(a) They were too smart.
(b) They were foreigners.
(c) They were black.
(d) They were disabled.

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

3. What kind of doctor did Susan say George was?
(a) Friendship doctor.
(b) Plant doctor.
(c) Tree doctor.
(d) Spiritual doctor.

4. Where did "Dawn Walk" take place?
(a) A forest.
(b) The dump.
(c) A school courtyard.
(d) Crop fields.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?

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

3. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?

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

5. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Egyptian Blue?

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

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

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

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

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