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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of jacket did Carver wear in "Ruellia Noctiflora"?
(a) Leather.
(b) Velvet.
(c) Brocade.
(d) Tweed.

2. In "Veil-Raisers," who did Booker t. Washington write notes to?
(a) Philanthropists.
(b) Family members.
(c) All of these.
(d) Faculty members.

3. Where did Carver say God lived in "Professor Carver's Bible Class"?
(a) In nature.
(b) Within us.
(c) In our minds.
(d) In Heaven.

4. Where was "Ruellia Noctiflora" found by Carver?
(a) His garden.
(b) The woods.
(c) A greenhouse.
(d) A street corner.

5. Why did the person in "A Patriarch's Blessing" tell Carver not to pick the fruit?
(a) It was poisoned.
(b) It wasn't ripe yet.
(c) It wasn't meant for him.
(d) All of these.

6. In "Letter to Mrs. Hardwick," what relation did Carver say he would never have?
(a) A mentor.
(b) A marriage.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) A best friend.

7. How did Carver keep in touch with his boys in "Lovingly Sons"?
(a) They had annual reunion.
(b) They sent telegrams.
(c) They sent letters.
(d) They made phone calls.

8. In "Last Talks with Jim Hardwick," what did Carver call nature?
(a) His binding tie to Earth.
(b) The mother of all.
(c) A conserver.
(d) His destiny.

9. In "House of Ways and Means" what did Carver want a protective tariff for?
(a) Cashews.
(b) Birch seeds.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Rabbits.

10. Why was a student doubting God in "Goliath"?
(a) His mother died.
(b) An orphanage burned down.
(c) A black man was lynched.
(d) He was mugged and beat.

11. In "Veil-Raisers," what did Carver write in his room at night?
(a) Journal entries.
(b) Book reviews.
(c) Lesson plans.
(d) Poems.

12. What honor is Carver given in "Out of the Fire"?
(a) He is given inheritance from Booker T. Washington.
(b) He is asked to serve on the President's Cabinet.
(c) He is named a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts.
(d) He is named head of the Tuskegee Institute.

13. What did Washington give Bridgeforth after the big debate in "The New Rooster"?
(a) A lab.
(b) The poultry yard.
(c) A studio.
(d) The barn.

14. What did Carver compare God to in "Professor Carver's Bible Class"?
(a) A record of our lives.
(b) A broadcast system.
(c) A good friend.
(d) A judge.

15. In "Professor Carver's Bible Class" how did the students view God?
(a) As a black man.
(b) As a dreamy mist person.
(c) As a white man.
(d) As a changing deity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was interesting to Carver about the black pilot in "Moton Field"?

2. In "The Penol Cures," what disease was cured?

3. Where did Jim Hardwick live?

4. When was "The Year of the Sky-Smear"?

5. In "The New Rooster," what was Bridgeforth's occupation?

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