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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Teacher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the drunken stranger move to Winesburg?
(a) To open a saloon.
(b) To find love.
(c) To stop drinking.
(d) To teach his life story.

2. What does Elizabeth do when she goes in George's room and sits by his desk?
(a) She reads his notes.
(b) She prays.
(c) She sleeps.
(d) She cleans his drawers.

3. How does the author describe Joe Welling's fits?
(a) They are only physical.
(b) They are quick and powerful.
(c) They are meaningless.
(d) They are of ideas and thoughts.

4. Why does a carpenter come to the writer's house?
(a) To install a new floor.
(b) To fix his window.
(c) To build a shelf.
(d) To raise his bed.

5. What does Dr. Parcival tell George he does for a living?
(a) Professional thief.
(b) Newspaper reporter.
(c) He doesn't have to work before this.
(d) Weatherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. As time passes, what happens to John and Louise?

2. What does the writer name his book?

3. At the end of this story, George is the last person in Winesburg to do what?

4. Who says they are a "fool" to marry their wife?

5. What war is the carpenter part of?

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