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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Miss bud say she sent Carver home?
(a) He was tired.
(b) He was loud.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He was black.

2. Where did George first see the Ivory handled knife?
(a) A dream.
(b) The store.
(c) A church meeting.
(d) The garden.

3. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?
(a) Art Institutes.
(b) Paint companies.
(c) Fabric Manufacturers.
(d) Toy makers.

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

5. What kind of doctor did Susan say George was?
(a) Tree doctor.
(b) Spiritual doctor.
(c) Plant doctor.
(d) Friendship doctor.

6. What confuses John Bentley about Susan Carver?
(a) She cares about a black child.
(b) She doesn't own property.
(c) She forgives Susan.
(d) She is afraid of black people.

7. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The accordian.
(c) The lip harp.
(d) The piano.

8. What was the name of Carver's mother?
(a) Martha.
(b) Mia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Maria.

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

10. 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.

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

12. What did Carver teach his assistants in "1905"?
(a) Fertilization.
(b) Germination fo Flowers.
(c) The Theory of Relativity.
(d) Poultry Farming.

13. In "Cercospora," what did others say Carver should not trust?
(a) Himself.
(b) His parents.
(c) White men.
(d) The faculty.

14. How did Carver's colleagues at Tuskagee describe Carver's accent?
(a) Snooty.
(b) Brittish.
(c) Rich.
(d) White.

15. Whose perspective is "Out of 'Slaves' Ransom," from?
(a) Maria Bentley's.
(b) Moses Carver's.
(c) John Bentley's.
(d) Susan Carver'y.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Carver's nickname in College?

2. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?

3. What tone was "My People" written in?

4. What was "The Last Rose of Summer" about?

5. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," what did Carver wear in his lapel?

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