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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Tandy?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

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

3. What does the Reverend call Kate the night he visits George?
(a) A truly passionate person.
(b) A distraction.
(c) An old maid.
(d) An instrument of God.

4. When the Reverend thinks about leaving the ministry, what other career does he consider?
(a) Businessman.
(b) Telegraph operator.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Writer.

5. What does Wash do with the banker's wife's letter?
(a) Puts it in a box.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Tears it up.
(d) Sends it back.

6. What happens to Seth's father?
(a) He dies of a disease.
(b) He leaves home when Seth is young.
(c) He moves to Europe.
(d) He is killed.

7. 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 cry.
(b) For her to give him his money back.
(c) Nothing makes him forgive her.
(d) For her to touch him.

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

9. When Ray is buying groceries, what does he tell Hal?
(a) Not to quit his job.
(b) Not to marry Nell.
(c) Not to get beaten down by life.
(d) Not to worry.

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

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

12. When the traveling salesman visits the store, what does Elmer do?
(a) Makes extra coffee.
(b) Pay too much for the salesman's goods.
(c) Let Ebenezer make all the decisions.
(d) Points a gun at the salesman.

13. What part of Ray's body is bowed from too much work?
(a) His shoulders.
(b) His elbows.
(c) His back.
(d) His knees.

14. How do the people of Winesburg describe Kate?
(a) A penny pincher.
(b) Very desirable.
(c) An intellectual.
(d) An old maid.

15. What happens with Elizabeth tells Dr. Reefy about the time she tries to run away?
(a) Dr. Reefy slaps her.
(b) She runs out of the room.
(c) They kiss.
(d) Dr. Reefy charges her for the visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the drunken stranger do to Tandy when he visits her and Tom one evening?

2. What does Elizabeth do once she returns home from visiting Dr. Reefy?

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

4. What does Reverend Curtis do to the window in his office after he sees Kate through it the first time?

5. Why does Helen sit next to the instructor in the grandstand?

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