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

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

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

4. Where did Miss Bud Teach?
(a) Simpson College.
(b) Rosevill University.
(c) Tuskagee Institute.
(d) Harvard.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Chemistry 101," what did Carver want his students to imagine?

3. In "Drifter," what was Carver on a quest for?

4. Who was Moses Carver?

5. In "The Perceiving Self," what did Carver witness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "My People" about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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