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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 did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?

2. What did Carver name one of the chickens in "Poultry Husbandry"?

3. What was the name of Carver's mother?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What gave Carver hope in "Poultry Husbandry"?

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

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

4. What is "Cercospora" about?

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

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 say there was beauty in in "Clay"?

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

9. In "Dawn Walk," why did Carver have such a hard time teaching the black students at Tuskagee?

10. What was "My People" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many people in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these people, and how did their sacrifices affect the other people around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward?

Essay Topic 2

This book took place during World War I. How did this historical and world changing event affect this plot and the people in it?

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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