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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. What was Pammel's occupation?

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

3. What society in College did Carver organize?

4. How many times did Miss Bud send Carver home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carver do in "Chemistry 101"?

2. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

3. What achievement did Carver accomplish in "A Charmed Life"?

4. In "Washboard Wizard," why was Carver not going to college?

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

6. In "From an Alabama Farmer," what is Carver thanked for?

7. In "Prayer of the Ivory-Handled Knife," where did George find the knife?

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

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

10. What is Egyptian Blue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity was a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and was manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy was a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What were some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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