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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the doctor read to the girl in the winter?
(a) What he writes on scraps of paper.
(b) The daily newspaper.
(c) All the novels in the house.
(d) His medical texts.

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

4. What is the danger of the writer's subject matter?
(a) He doesn't fully understand it.
(b) He runs out of things to write.
(c) He becomes grotesque himself.
(d) No one wants to read it.

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

6. How long has Dr. Reefy worn the same clothes?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Two years.

7. Who believes you are never be too smart for Sarah?
(a) Dr. Parcival.
(b) George.
(c) Joe.
(d) Sarah's father.

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

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

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

11. What does Wing do before he cries in front of George?
(a) He puts his hands in his pockets.
(b) He yells at George.
(c) He drops his strawberries.
(d) He admits to being a thief.

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

13. What are Tom's political aspirations?
(a) To become mayor.
(b) To become governor.
(c) To become president.
(d) To become chief of police.

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

15. What does Alice sometimes do with her blanket?
(a) Covers her head at night.
(b) Hides during the day.
(c) Hangs it up over his windows.
(d) Makes a figure in her bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the doctor's knuckles described?

2. Where does George find Louise when he decides to answer her letter?

3. How is Wing's power as a teacher described?

4. Why is Jesse interested in the lamb born out of season?

5. How old is Wing at the end of this story?

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