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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people of Winesburg feel about Reverend Curtis Hartman's sermons?
(a) They feel spiritually moved.
(b) They feel insulted.
(c) They feel confused.
(d) They feel uninspired.

2. What animal do residents of Winesburg say Wash Williams resembles?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A bear.
(c) A deer.
(d) A monkey.

3. At the end of "The Untold Lie", how does Ray feel about the things he tells Hal?
(a) He thinks it's best to stay quiet.
(b) He thinks he has more to say.
(c) He thinks they are all lies.
(d) He thinks he knows better than Hal.

4. What is Wash's job?
(a) Zookeeper.
(b) Wash is unemployed.
(c) Telegraph operator.
(d) Bartender.

5. What type of friends does Enoch prefer?
(a) Female.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Young.
(d) Rich.

6. On the snowy day, what does George go to do?
(a) Talk to Helen.
(b) Go sledding.
(c) Ice skate.
(d) Build a snowman.

7. When Helen and Seth go for a walk, how does Helen feel about Seth?
(a) She thinks he is shy.
(b) She thinks he is loud.
(c) She thinks he is manly.
(d) She thinks he is scary.

8. Who does Elmer open up to about his feelings for his family?
(a) Ebenezer.
(b) Mabel.
(c) George.
(d) Mook.

9. When George goes to his wife after kicking her out, what does he say it takes for him to forgive her?
(a) For her to give him his money back.
(b) For her to touch him.
(c) For her to cry.
(d) Nothing makes him forgive her.

10. How does Helen's mother feel about the boys in Winesburg?
(a) She thinks that there aren't enough boys.
(b) She thinks country boys are better than city boys.
(c) She is indifferent to Winesburg boys.
(d) She thinks none of them are good enough.

11. What part of Ray's body is bowed from too much work?
(a) His back.
(b) His elbows.
(c) His shoulders.
(d) His knees.

12. How many dates do Ed and Belle have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

13. What type of person does Seth think Helen ends up with?
(a) Someone who lives in Winesburg.
(b) Someone who is shy.
(c) Someone who is rich.
(d) Someone who talks a lot.

14. Why does Enoch lock the woman in his building in his apartment?
(a) He's trying to explain something to her.
(b) He has too much to drink.
(c) He's trying to kiss her.
(d) He wants to slap her.

15. Why does Helen sit next to the instructor in the grandstand?
(a) She wants people to see her with someone important.
(b) She is interested in the instructor.
(c) Her mother makes her promise to be nice to him.
(d) He buys her jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Enoch move after he gets married?

2. What is Tom's voice like?

3. When Ray is buying groceries, what does he tell Hal?

4. What does Tom tell George he wants to experience when he is drinking?

5. What does the drunken stranger do to Tandy when he visits her and Tom one evening?

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