Carver: A Life in Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Carver: A Life in Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the train in "Coincidence" delayed?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

2. What stuck out of the students' shoes in "Dawn Walk"?
(a) Their toes.
(b) Their socks.
(c) The whale boning.
(d) The steel toes.

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

4. Where did Miss Bud Teach?
(a) Rosevill University.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Simpson College.
(d) Tuskagee Institute.

5. How often did Carver's boss at Tuskegee want reports about his chickens?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Bi-Weekly.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Daily.

6. What did Carver write for his College class?
(a) The Class poem.
(b) The Class Anthem.
(c) The Class Registry.
(d) The Class Pledge.

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

8. Where did Carver live in "Washboard Wizard"?
(a) Slave Corner.
(b) Poverty Row.
(c) Black Terrace.
(d) A College Dorm.

9. How did Helen Winterset feel about Carver?
(a) She hated him.
(b) She was worried about him.
(c) She was afraid of him.
(d) She adored him.

10. Who narrated "Odalisque"?
(a) Marilyn Nelson.
(b) One of Carver's black colleages.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Carver.

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

12. What is the name of Carver's brother?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jake.
(d) John.

13. In "Old Settlers' Reunion," what did the homesteader build with his wife?
(a) A fence.
(b) A barn.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A house.

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

15. What was Carver called in "A Charmed Life"?
(a) A traitor.
(b) An anomaly.
(c) An artist.
(d) A pilgrim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did "The Perceiving Self" take place?

2. What was the Earth compared to in "Clay"?

3. Whose perspective is "Out of 'Slaves' Ransom," from?

4. Where did "Dawn Walk" take place?

5. What did Carver teach his assistants in "1905"?

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