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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. Who did the person in "My Beloved Friend" embody?

2. What was different about the hospital at Tuskegee?

3. Where did Carver try to sleep in "A Patriarch's Blessing"?

4. Why did Carver and Bridgeforth butt heads so much in "The New Rooster"?

5. In "The Penol Cures," what cured a disease?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Curtis called "Baby Carver"?

3. What came of the experiments in "The Penol Cures"?

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

5. How and when did Carver learn about Moses's death?

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

7. How did Carver respond to the death of Booker T. Washington?

8. What is "Ruellia Noctiflora," and why was Carver so excited about it?

9. How did Carver die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How was Carver's upbringing unique for the time, and how did he respond to this?

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