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

3. How did Miss Bud describe Carver's work?
(a) All of these.
(b) He reveled the truth in his work.
(c) His work was laced with a sense of loss.
(d) He was inventive and creative.

4. How many paintings of Carver's were displayed at the World Fair?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What did Carver write for his College class?
(a) The Class Anthem.
(b) The Class Pledge.
(c) The Class Registry.
(d) The Class poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Moses Carver?

2. In "Cercospora," what did others say Carver should not trust?

3. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?

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

5. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "Cercospora" about?

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

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

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

5. In "Prayer of the Ivory-Handled Knife," where did George find the knife?

6. What achievement did Carver accomplish in "A Charmed Life"?

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

8. What was "My People" about?

9. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," how did Helen help Carver?

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

(see the answer keys)

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