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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 was the person Carver saw in "A Patriarch's Blessing" sitting in?
(a) A rocking chair.
(b) A bath tub.
(c) A mossy river.
(d) A coffin.

2. Who did Carver write to about Curtis?
(a) Curtis's employer.
(b) Curtis's father.
(c) Curtis's brother.
(d) Curtis's wife.

3. Why did Carver refuse to many assistants before Curtis came along?
(a) All of these.
(b) He liked working alone.
(c) They were not bright enough to work with him.
(d) He was afraid of plagiarism.

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

5. Why did Carver call Curtis "Baby Carver"?
(a) He asked for the nick-name.
(b) He was very short.
(c) He saw him as a son.
(d) He looked like Carver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did Carver give to the man who dedicated the George Washington Carver Museum?

2. In "The Joy of Sewing," what did Carver like about the finished sewing projects?

3. What caused "The Year of the Sky-Smear"?

4. Who did Carver pray for when the KKK marched against the Tuskegee hospital?

5. What is "Ruellia Noctiflora"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was "Moton Field" about?

3. In "God's Little Workshop," what was Carver busy doing?

4. How did Carver honor Ford in "Mineralogy"?

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

6. What were some of the things Carver did while in the car in "Driving Mr. Carver"?

7. Why was Curtis called "Baby Carver"?

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

9. How did Carver die?

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

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