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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Wing's only friend?
(a) Adolph Myers.
(b) George Willard.
(c) The old man.
(d) Tom Willard.

2. Why does the writer get out of bed and start writing?
(a) He is almost done with his novel.
(b) It is morning.
(c) He is thinking of the grotesques.
(d) He doesn't sleep anyway.

3. What happens when Wing forgets about his hands?
(a) He leaves his front porch.
(b) He forgets how to talk.
(c) He puts them on George's shoulder.
(d) He paints a picture.

4. Why does the tall, dark girl originally come see Dr. Reefy?
(a) Because her parents are ill.
(b) Because her tooth hurts.
(c) Because she needs help with her brother.
(d) Because she is pregnant.

5. How does the writer describe the "truths" he writes about?
(a) Grotesque.
(b) Painful.
(c) Secret.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during the spring after the tall, dark girl marries Dr. Reefy?

2. What makes Elizabeth use the "feeble flame of life that remains in her body" to get out of bed and creep toward George's bedroom one July evening?

3. What does Elizabeth take out of a cloth bag that hangs on the wall by a nail?

4. How long does the writer write for when he gets out of bed and starts writing?

5. What does the doctor read to the girl in the winter?

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