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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 coffin.
(b) A rocking chair.
(c) A bath tub.
(d) A mossy river.

2. Where was Carver speaking in "Eureka"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Los Angelos.

3. What did Carver say would destroy a person in "Goliath"?
(a) Hate.
(b) Fear.
(c) Doubt.
(d) All of these.

4. In "The Penol Cures," what cured a disease?
(a) Rose oil.
(b) Castor oil.
(c) Lavender oil.
(d) Peanut oil.

5. What did Carver compare God to in "Professor Carver's Bible Class"?
(a) A record of our lives.
(b) A broadcast system.
(c) A judge.
(d) A good friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was a student doubting God in "Goliath"?

2. In "Last Talks with Jim Hardwick," what did Carver call nature?

3. How did "Arachis Hypogaea" get to America?

4. What did the sign on Carver's workshop say in "God's Little Workshop"?

5. In "The Wild Garden," what did Carver say men could have a balanced diet of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Carver criticized for in "Eureka"?

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

3. Why did Carver write to Mrs. Hardwick?

4. What was Carver's view of God in "Professor Carver's Bible Class"?

5. What did most white nurses do in "Friends in the Klan"?

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

7. What is "The Lace-Maker" about?

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

9. How did Booker T. Washington offend Carver in "The New Rooster"?

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

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