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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "A Ship Without a Rudder" take place?

2. Where did "Dawn Walk" take place?

3. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?

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

5. In "Chemistry 101," where did Carver take his class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

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

5. What was "My People" about?

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

7. What did Carver do for former slaves in "1905"?

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

9. What was "Drifter" about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the people in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 2

How did the relationship between Carver and Sarah end, and why? How did this affect their lives?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of Carver's main talents, and how did these affect his success throughout his life?

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