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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What society in College did Carver organize?
(a) The Agricultural Society.
(b) The Artistry in Motion Society.
(c) The Freedom Speaking Society.
(d) The Diversity Society.

2. What did Pammel call Carver?
(a) God's Gift to Teachers.
(b) A Path to Freedom.
(c) A Freak of Nature.
(d) The Black Darwin.

3. How many acres did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" own?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

4. What did the students' parents at Tuskagee do for a living?
(a) They were plantation inheritors.
(b) They were industry workers.
(c) They were slaves.
(d) They were farmers.

5. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

6. In "Poultry Husbandry," why did the chickens start killing each other?
(a) They were hungry.
(b) They were sick.
(c) They were dirty.
(d) They were bored.

7. Where did "Dawn Walk" take place?
(a) A school courtyard.
(b) The dump.
(c) Crop fields.
(d) A forest.

8. In "Called," what did Carver rattle on about?
(a) Education.
(b) Plantations.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Equality.

9. Who was "1905" about?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Isaac Newton.

10. Where did George find the Ivory handled knife?
(a) The garden.
(b) His mother's cupboard.
(c) The store.
(d) A church meeting.

11. Who did Carver hope to honor with his work in "Odalisque"?
(a) His brother.
(b) Black people.
(c) His mother.
(d) The professors at Tuskagee.

12. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?
(a) The quiet.
(b) The darkness.
(c) The cold.
(d) The mist.

13. Why was a family sitting on the train tracks in "Coincidence"?
(a) To get a ride on the train.
(b) To send a message.
(c) To commit suicide.
(d) To slow the train.

14. What did Carver name one of the chickens in "Poultry Husbandry"?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Teddy Roosevelt.

15. What is an invertebrate?
(a) A kind of worm.
(b) A sea creature.
(c) An armored reptile.
(d) A creature with no back bone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of studio did Carver ask for in "Odalisque"?

3. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?

4. How many times did Miss Bud send Carver home?

5. What was Carver's nickname in College?

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