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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helen sit next to the instructor in the grandstand?
(a) Her mother makes her promise to be nice to him.
(b) He buys her jewelry.
(c) She is interested in the instructor.
(d) She wants people to see her with someone important.

2. What does George tell Seth he wants to write?
(a) A mystery novel.
(b) The great American novel.
(c) The best article of the year.
(d) A love story.

3. Why is Helen at her parent's house in "Sophistication"?
(a) She has to move back home.
(b) Her father is ill.
(c) She still lives there.
(d) She is home from college.

4. At the end of this story, George is the last person in Winesburg to do what?
(a) Reflect on the Reverend's words.
(b) Wake up.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Understand Kate.

5. Where does Enoch move after he gets married?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Winesburg.
(d) New York City.

6. Who names the girl "Tandy"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) The drunken stranger.
(d) George Willard.

7. What does Elizabeth's dad make her promise to not tell Tom about?
(a) Money in a box.
(b) The hotel's debt.
(c) The family curse.
(d) The leaking roof.

8. What is Tom's voice like?
(a) Deep and quiet.
(b) Soft and gentle.
(c) High pitched and squeeky.
(d) Loud and abrasive.

9. Why does Tom steal $1.75?
(a) To buy food.
(b) To buy movie tickets.
(c) To buy medicine.
(d) To put in his savings.

10. What does Reverend Curtis think his wife denies him of?
(a) Security.
(b) Children.
(c) Money.
(d) Passion.

11. What does Ed Handby do for a living?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Telegraph operator.
(d) Bookkeeper.

12. When George goes to his wife after kicking her out, what does he say it takes for him to forgive her?
(a) For her to give him his money back.
(b) For her to cry.
(c) Nothing makes him forgive her.
(d) For her to touch him.

13. What animal do residents of Winesburg say Wash Williams resembles?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A bear.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A deer.

14. How does Seth respond to his mother when she scolds him?
(a) He cries.
(b) He looks her straight in the eyes.
(c) He yells back at her.
(d) He runs away from home.

15. Why does Tom decide to get drunk one night?
(a) Because someone gives him free whiskey.
(b) Because he never is drunk before.
(c) Because he is on a date.
(d) Because he has extra money.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "The Untold Lie", how does Ray feel about the things he tells Hal?

2. Why does Elmer take twenty dollars from the store?

3. What type of work does Seth tell Helen he wants to do?

4. How does Tom feel about being drunk after he sobers up?

5. How does Ed make George feel at the end of "An Awakening"?

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