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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazed Pammel about Carver?

2. What caused Carver to laugh in "The Nervous System of the Beetle"?

3. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee think he had higher pay than them?

4. Why did Carver's colleague's at Tuskagee not like him?

5. What confuses John Bentley about Susan Carver?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mary Carver's bill of sale say in "Beside Reading"?

3. What is Egyptian Blue?

4. What is "Cercospora" about?

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

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

7. In "A Ship Without a Rudder," how did Helen help Carver?

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

9. What was "Drifter" about?

10. What offended the narrator of "Odalisque"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity and discrimination were two major and related themes in this book. Where did these themes appear, and how did they work together to propel the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme, and how was it presented?

Essay Topic 3

How did Carver differ from most of the people around him, and how did he deal with these differences?

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