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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. In "The New Rooster," what was Bridgeforth's occupation?

2. In "Veil-Raisers," what did Carver write in his room at night?

3. Who hounded Carver for the unaccounted for chickens in "Chicken-Talk"?

4. When was "The Year of the Sky-Smear"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "The Dimensions of the Milky Way" about?

2. How did Booker T. Washington offend Carver in "The New Rooster"?

3. What did Carver tell Hardwick he thought would happen to him when he died?

4. In "The Joy of Sewing," what caused people to laugh at Carver, and how did he respond to this?

5. In "Lovingly Sons," what did Carver's boys say he did for them?

6. How did someone try to offend Carver in "House of Ways and Means"?

7. Who was Ol' John in "Chicken-Talk"?

8. What did Carver say about God in "The Wild Garden"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are some of the inventions and advances made by Carver that we are still enjoying today, and how did these come to be?

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