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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Mr. Carver born?
(a) In the emergency room in Memphis.
(b) On the Town Farm in Thornton.
(c) In the hospital in Nashville.
(d) In his uncle's house in Thornton.

2. How do Betsy and Josephine refer to the women Mr. Carver begins dating after he dates older women?
(a) "Gold diggers."
(b) "Youngish women."
(c) "Opportunists."
(d) "Floozies."

3. What does Alex regularly urge Phillip to do?
(a) Travel to Europe.
(b) Study law.
(c) Return to Memphis and teach.
(d) Start his own business.

4. How do Betsy and Josephine initially react to their father's dating?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They are concerned.
(d) They are jealous.

5. What nickname do the women in town have for George Carver?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Mr. Bonaparte.
(d) Mr. Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of Mr. Carver's earliest remembered adventures?

2. What does Mr. Carver carry into the bars to help him with his neuropathy?

3. What people are responsible for helping Phillip leave Memphis to move to New York?

4. What is the name of the area in which Betsy and Josephine live?

5. What expression do Betsy and Josephine use repeatedly to describe their father's dancing?

(see the answer key)

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