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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tandy think of her name?
(a) She does not want to be called Tandy Hand.
(b) She isn't sure yet if it's a good fit for her.
(c) She doesn't say anything about the name.
(d) She wants to be called Tandy Hand.

3. What is a job Ray wants to do when he is younger?
(a) An engineer.
(b) A farmhand.
(c) A musician.
(d) A sailor.

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

5. What does the Reverend call Kate the night he visits George?
(a) An instrument of God.
(b) A distraction.
(c) A truly passionate person.
(d) An old maid.

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

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

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

9. What makes Hal different from Ray?
(a) Hal is older than Ray.
(b) Hal is married.
(c) Hal is always getting into trouble.
(d) Hal hates people.

10. How do the people of Winesburg describe Kate?
(a) An intellectual.
(b) A penny pincher.
(c) An old maid.
(d) Very desirable.

11. 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 cry.
(b) For her to give him his money back.
(c) Nothing makes him forgive her.
(d) For her to touch him.

12. What does George borrow from Kate?
(a) Her telephone.
(b) A book.
(c) A car.
(d) A pencil.

13. What does the drunken stranger do to Tandy when he visits her and Tom one evening?
(a) He slaps her across the face.
(b) He kneels and kisses her hands.
(c) He kisses her feet.
(d) He falls down drunk.

14. 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 loud.
(c) She thinks he is shy.
(d) She thinks he is manly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story, "Drink," where does Tom move from?

2. What type of person does Seth think Helen ends up with?

3. What happens to Seth's father?

4. What part of Ray's body is bowed from too much work?

5. What does George tell Seth he wants to write?

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