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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a carpenter come to the writer's house?
(a) To fix his window.
(b) To install a new floor.
(c) To raise his bed.
(d) To build a shelf.

2. When does Dr. Parcival say he prays all night?
(a) When his father dies.
(b) When his brother steals.
(c) When his mother is ill.
(d) When he is about to move.

3. What does Tom's conversation with George about being successful make Elizabeth want to do?
(a) Talk to George herself.
(b) Move out of the hotel.
(c) Kill Tom.
(d) Send George to college.

4. What body part does Wing use to help him talk?
(a) His arms.
(b) His head.
(c) His hands.
(d) His mouth.

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

6. Who does the tall, dark girl think she marries?
(a) The jeweler's son.
(b) The wine maker.
(c) The black-haired boy.
(d) Her second cousin.

7. What war is the carpenter part of?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

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

9. Why is Tom and Elizabeth's hotel losing guests?
(a) Because of the hotel's shabbiness.
(b) Because of Elizabeth's illness.
(c) Because of Tom's temper.
(d) Because of the cost to stay there.

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

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

12. Where does George find Louise when he decides to answer her letter?
(a) In the backyard of her father's house.
(b) Picking potatoes at her uncle's.
(c) At the saloon.
(d) In the kitchen of her father's house.

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

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

15. How are the doctor's knuckles described?
(a) Strangely twisted.
(b) Mysteriously bumpy.
(c) Horribly placed.
(d) Extraordinarily large.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tom and Elizabeth's hotel?

2. What does Tom say "Tom Willard's son" must do?

3. Why does John marry Louise?

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

5. Where does George walk after leaving work one night?

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