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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jesse's brothers and father stay silent on the farm?
(a) They do not want to scare the animals.
(b) It is part of their religion.
(c) They do not like each other.
(d) It is difficult for them to talk.

2. Why does Alice join the Winesburg Methodist Church?
(a) Because she is lonely.
(b) Because she thinks she sins.
(c) Because she has a crush on Will.
(d) Because she wants to find God.

3. What does the writer think about as he lies in his bed?
(a) A way to quit smoking.
(b) The people he knows.
(c) Having a baby.
(d) His shopping list.

4. When David and Jesse are in the forest, what makes David run?
(a) The lamb starts to attack.
(b) Jesse has a knife.
(c) A stranger pulls out a gun.
(d) A forest fire starts.

5. What do the writer and the carpenter have in common?
(a) The both have white mustaches.
(b) They both lose a brother.
(c) The both are in prison.
(d) They both ride bikes.

6. What does Dr. Parcival tell George he does for a living?
(a) Weatherman.
(b) He doesn't have to work before this.
(c) Newspaper reporter.
(d) Professional thief.

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

8. Where does Dr. Parcival move from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Detroit.

9. What does Elizabeth take out of a cloth bag that hangs on the wall by a nail?
(a) A knife.
(b) Money.
(c) A locket.
(d) Scissors.

10. What does Louise do to a farmhand at her family's farm one weekend?
(a) Steals the farmhand's money.
(b) Hits the farmhand in anger.
(c) Takes the farmhand's buggy.
(d) Gets the farmhand fired.

11. Who does Joe envy?
(a) Sylvester West.
(b) George Willard.
(c) Dr. Parcival.
(d) Sarah King.

12. What color does the Big Four paint its stations?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

13. How long does the writer write for when he gets out of bed and starts writing?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Four hours.

14. What does Dr. Parcival say his objective of coming to Winesburg is?
(a) To write a book.
(b) To meet a woman.
(c) To live cheaply.
(d) To open his medical practice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believes you are never be too smart for Sarah?

2. Where does Dr. Parcival live?

3. Who says they are "too greedy for glory"?

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

5. How does the writer describe the "truths" he writes about?

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