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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 the person in "A Patriarch's Blessing" tell Carver not to pick the fruit?
(a) It wasn't meant for him.
(b) All of these.
(c) It was poisoned.
(d) It wasn't ripe yet.

2. What did Carver say about the black pilot in "Moton Field"?
(a) It was a shame.
(b) It was a step.
(c) It was an honor.
(d) It was an attrocity.

3. What maneuver did the black pilot do for Carver in "Moton Field"?
(a) A dive.
(b) A piwheel.
(c) A roll.
(d) A loop.

4. What did Carver put in someone's pocket in "Driving Mr. Carver"?
(a) A snake.
(b) A toad.
(c) A thorny rose.
(d) A burr.

5. Who was "The Lace-Maker"?
(a) Susan Jensen.
(b) Carver.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Carver offered as a joke in "House of Ways and Means"?

2. What did Hardwick do for Carver?

3. Where did black WWI veterans receive discrimination?

4. Who did Carver say caused weeds in "The Wild Garden"?

5. Where did Carver say God lived in "Professor Carver's Bible Class"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "My Beloved Friend," what did Carver praise Hardwick for?

2. What was "Moton Field" about?

3. What did Moses say to Carver in "A Patriarch's Blessing"?

4. Who was Ol' John in "Chicken-Talk"?

5. In "The Joy of Sewing," what caused people to laugh at Carver, and how did he respond to this?

6. How did someone try to offend Carver in "House of Ways and Means"?

7. What did Carver say about God in "The Wild Garden"?

8. Why did Carver write to Mrs. Hardwick?

9. What caused a student to doubt God in "Goliath"?

10. What was "The Dimensions of the Milky Way" about?

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