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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Carver keep on his bedside table?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Dried leaves.
(c) Books.
(d) All of these.
2. What got scalded in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) Some ewes.
(b) Some dogs.
(c) An ear of corn.
(d) A student.
3. How many stillborn children did Carver's mother have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.
4. In "Drifter," what was Carver curious about?
(a) The rain.
(b) The corn.
(c) All of these.
(d) Travelling.
5. In "Four a.m. in the Woods," what did Carver love about the woods?
(a) The darkness.
(b) The mist.
(c) The quiet.
(d) The cold.
6. What form is "From an Alabama Farmer" written in?
(a) A speech.
(b) A song.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A letter.
7. Where did "The Perceiving Self" take place?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Arkansas.
8. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?
(a) Husbandry.
(b) Politics.
(c) Reading.
(d) Farming.
9. What was the Earth compared to in "Clay"?
(a) A lump of clay.
(b) All of these.
(c) A frescoed wall.
(d) A stone foundation.
10. In "The Perceiving Self," what did Carver witness?
(a) A slave market.
(b) A symposium.
(c) A trial.
(d) A lynching.
11. Who wanted the formula for Egyptian Blue?
(a) Toy makers.
(b) Fabric Manufacturers.
(c) Art Institutes.
(d) Paint companies.
12. When did Watkins realize George was meant for greatness?
(a) When she saw him work so hard at school.
(b) When she saw him holding a flower.
(c) When she heard him read.
(d) When she read his writing.
13. What did the homesteader in "Old Settlers' Reunion" say Geroge did in the fields?
(a) Read.
(b) Danced.
(c) Sang.
(d) Prayed.
14. What confuses John Bentley about Susan Carver?
(a) She doesn't own property.
(b) She cares about a black child.
(c) She forgives Susan.
(d) She is afraid of black people.
15. What stuck out of the students' shoes in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) The whale boning.
(b) The steel toes.
(c) Their socks.
(d) Their toes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What instrument did Carver play in "Old Settlers' Reunion"?
2. Whose perspective is "Out of 'Slaves' Ransom," from?
3. Who was "1905" about?
4. What society in College did Carver organize?
5. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
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