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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has Dr. Reefy worn the same clothes?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

3. When the writer is lying in bed, what does he compare himself to?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A pregnant woman.
(d) A moose.

4. When Elizabeth is a girl, how does she startle the people of Winesburg?
(a) By marrying Tom.
(b) By living alone.
(c) By joining a circus.
(d) By wearing men's clothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the writer get out of bed and start writing?

2. Why does a carpenter come to the writer's house?

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

4. What does Elizabeth do when she goes in George's room and sits by his desk?

5. What do the writer and the carpenter have in common?

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