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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Tom and Elizabeth's hotel?
(a) New Willard House.
(b) The Willard.
(c) Old Willard Place.
(d) Elizabeth's Rose.

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

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

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

5. Why is Jesse interested in the lamb born out of season?
(a) For dinner.
(b) For ransom.
(c) For breeding more sheep.
(d) For a sacrafice.

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

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

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

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

10. What is one of George's habits?
(a) Biting his fork.
(b) Hiding in his room.
(c) Shaking hands with strangers.
(d) Talking to himself.

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

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

13. How does Louise act toward her education?
(a) Worried.
(b) Careless.
(c) Dilligent.
(d) Uninterested.

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

15. How does George feel at the end of the story when he is at the drug store?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Angry.
(c) In love.
(d) Satisfied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the tall, dark girl think she marries?

2. Who does Alice Hindman live with?

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

4. What are Tom's political aspirations?

5. Why is Tom and Elizabeth's hotel losing guests?

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