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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wash's wife go after they break up?
(a) To her mother's.
(b) To Winesburg.
(c) To her lover's.
(d) To her father's.

2. Where does Enoch sometimes read?
(a) On neighbor's porches.
(b) Walking down the middle of the road.
(c) On the hoods of cars.
(d) In trees.

3. What happens with Elizabeth tells Dr. Reefy about the time she tries to run away?
(a) They kiss.
(b) Dr. Reefy slaps her.
(c) She runs out of the room.
(d) Dr. Reefy charges her for the visit.

4. What is Tom's voice like?
(a) Deep and quiet.
(b) Soft and gentle.
(c) Loud and abrasive.
(d) High pitched and squeeky.

5. What does George decide to do the day his mother dies?
(a) Kill his father.
(b) Buy a car.
(c) Save the hotel.
(d) Make a change in his life.

6. At the end of this story, who does Reverend Curtis feel is an "instrument of God"?
(a) His wife.
(b) George.
(c) Kate.
(d) Himself.

7. Why is Helen at her parent's house in "Sophistication"?
(a) She has to move back home.
(b) She is home from college.
(c) Her father is ill.
(d) She still lives there.

8. According to Will Henderson, what does Cowley and Son's store sell?
(a) Things that are too expensive.
(b) Everything and nothing.
(c) Not enough stuff.
(d) The best home goods.

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

10. What does Elmer believe the town thinks about him and his father?
(a) That they are dangerous.
(b) That they are broke.
(c) That they are strange.
(d) That they are smart.

11. How does Tom feel about being drunk after he sobers up?
(a) He says it is a mistake.
(b) He says he'll do it again tomorrow.
(c) He says it is fun.
(d) He says he's sorry.

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

13. When the Reverend thinks about leaving the ministry, what other career does he consider?
(a) Telegraph operator.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Writer.
(d) Salesman.

14. What does Elizabeth do once she returns home from visiting Dr. Reefy?
(a) She locks herself in her room.
(b) She cries.
(c) She yells at George.
(d) She laughs.

15. What habit of Kate Swift's catches Reverend Curtis' attention one morning as he sits at his desk?
(a) Her smoking.
(b) Her drinking.
(c) Her nail-biting.
(d) Her swearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Curtis do to the window in his office after he sees Kate through it the first time?

2. How does Helen's mother feel about the boys in Winesburg?

3. At the end of "The Untold Lie", how does Ray feel about the things he tells Hal?

4. Why does the drunken stranger move to Winesburg?

5. What is a job Ray wants to do when he is younger?

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