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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nobody Knows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman Dr. Reefy marries leave him when she dies?
(a) Her cat.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her money.
(d) Her farm.

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

3. Why does Wing leave Pennsylvania?
(a) He is bored of his life there.
(b) He meets a woman.
(c) He gets a new job.
(d) He is driven out of town.

4. Where does George work?
(a) Winesburg Gazette.
(b) Winesburg Post.
(c) Winesburg News.
(d) Winesburg Eagle.

5. What does Wing do for a living?
(a) Pick strawberries.
(b) He is unemployed.
(c) Build porches.
(d) Coach football.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the "half-witted boy" of Wing's school do at night?

3. What does Dr. Parcival say his objective of coming to Winesburg is?

4. What does Dr. Parcival tell George he is afraid of?

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

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