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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the tall, dark girl in one of her dreams?
(a) She is bitten.
(b) She is slapped.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She is robbed.

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

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

4. Why does Louise end up living with the Hardy family?
(a) To go to high school.
(b) To hide from her mother.
(c) To find work.
(d) To keep her out of trouble.

5. When Ned can't find work in Cleveland, where does he go?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Back to Winesburg.

6. What happens during the spring after the tall, dark girl marries Dr. Reefy?
(a) The girl dies.
(b) The girl gives birth.
(c) The doctor leaves the girl.
(d) The girl loses her money.

7. How does Louise Bently describe her relationship with Jesse's farm?
(a) Memorable.
(b) Worthless.
(c) Toxic.
(d) Relaxing.

8. What does Henry Bradford do to Wing one afternoon at the schoolhouse?
(a) Threaten his family.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Offer him a ride out of town.
(d) Beat him up.

9. How does the town feel about Joe and Sarah?
(a) They are repelled by it.
(b) They are in awe of it.
(c) They are indifferent to it.
(d) They try to break them up.

10. What does Elizabeth do when she goes in George's room and sits by his desk?
(a) She prays.
(b) She cleans his drawers.
(c) She sleeps.
(d) She reads his notes.

11. As time passes, what happens to John and Louise?
(a) They debate moving from Ohio.
(b) They grow distant.
(c) They fall deeper in love.
(d) They start to earn money.

12. What does Dr. Parcival say happens to Dr. Cronin?
(a) Dr. Cronin is arrested.
(b) Dr. Cronin moves to Iowa.
(c) Dr. Cronin is murdered.
(d) Dr. Cronin is robbed.

13. Why does Alice save her money?
(a) To buy a house.
(b) To follow Ned.
(c) To go to Cleveland.
(d) To run off with Will.

14. Why does John marry Louise?
(a) Her father pays him.
(b) He just feels the need to get married.
(c) He decides he loves her.
(d) He fears she is pregnant.

15. What does the "half-witted boy" of Wing's school do at night?
(a) Draw on his walls.
(b) Make prank phone calls.
(c) Plan a crime.
(d) Imagine dreams as facts.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Where does Dr. Parcival live?

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

5. Who is Wing's only friend?

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