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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. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?

2. What did Carver write for his College class?

3. Where did "The Perceiving Self" take place?

4. What is new about the generation Carver taught at Tuskagee?

5. What did the students' parents at Tuskagee do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was "My People" about?

3. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

4. What confuses Carver so much in "Coincidence"?

5. What offended the narrator of "Odalisque"?

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

7. What happened in "The Perceiving Self"?

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

9. In "Cafeteria Food," what did Carver say he could always count on?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The separation of classes was quite a significant theme in this book. What were these classes, and how did this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How did the author use poems to present this life story, and what are some of the good and bad sides to this unique form of narrative?

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