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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 was Carver thanked for in "From an Alabama Farmer"?
(a) Not forgetting his roots.
(b) Teaching black students.
(c) Creating the agricultural program.
(d) Showing someone how to fertilize fields.

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

3. What did Carver always wear in his lapel?
(a) A watch chain.
(b) A cotton fluff.
(c) A flower.
(d) A button.

4. Who was Carver's boss at Tuskegee?
(a) Moses Pederson.
(b) Susan Weaver.
(c) Frederick Wilson.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

5. What was Pammel's occupation?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Boarder.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Cercospora," what did others say Carver should not trust?

3. In "Old Settlers' Reunion," what did the homesteader build with his wife?

4. What did Carver teach former slaves about in "1905"?

5. Where was Carver born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "Cercospora" about?

2. What did Carver do in "Chemistry 101"?

3. What did Carver do while courting Sarah?

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

5. In "The Last Rose of Summer," what did Carver say led to his piano lessons?

6. What was "Drifter" about?

7. In "Old Settlers' Reunion," what did the homesteader say was strange about Carver?

8. What gave Carver hope in "Poultry Husbandry"?

9. In "Washboard Wizard," what was Carver good at?

10. In "Watkins Laundry and Apothecary," what did Carver say about a flower?

(see the answer keys)

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