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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beside Reading to The Sweet-Hearts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is new about the generation Carver taught at Tuskagee?
(a) They were the first free generation.
(b) They were the first generation after the Civil War.
(c) They were the first slaves to be freed.
(d) They were the first educated generation of blacks.

2. What got scalded in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) Some dogs.
(b) Some ewes.
(c) An ear of corn.
(d) A student.

3. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
(a) Someone said a beetle had a backbone.
(b) Someone called him an invertebrate.
(c) A textbook was mislabeled.
(d) A teacher gets confused.

4. What did Carver keep on his bedside table?
(a) Dried leaves.
(b) Books.
(c) All of these.
(d) A Bible.

5. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver realize?
(a) His talent.
(b) The reason for his daughter's birth.
(c) His purpose in life.
(d) The reason for his brother's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Drifter," what was Carver curious about?

2. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?

3. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?

4. In "Poultry Husbandry," how many classes was Carver teaching?

5. In "Drifter," what was Carver on a quest for?

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