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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
(a) A teacher gets confused.
(b) A textbook was mislabeled.
(c) Someone called him an invertebrate.
(d) Someone said a beetle had a backbone.

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

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

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

5. Who narrated "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?
(a) Carver.
(b) A student.
(c) A janitor.
(d) A professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Pammel's occupation?

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

3. What religious group did Carver join in college?

4. What is an invertebrate?

5. Where did George find the Ivory handled knife?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Prayer of Miss Budd," what was Miss Budd praying for?

2. In "Prayer of the Ivory-Handled Knife," where did George find the knife?

3. What did Carver say there was beauty in in "Clay"?

4. What was "My People" about?

5. What is "Cercospora" about?

6. What was "Drifter" about?

7. How did Carver embarrass someone in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?

8. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

9. What did Carver do for former slaves in "1905"?

10. What did Pammel say Carver did for others in "Green-Thumb Boy," and why was this so strange at this time?

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