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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it Jesse's fault his wife dies?
(a) She has a broken heart.
(b) She is too delicate to live on a farm.
(c) He poisons her.
(d) He has been hitting her.

2. Who says they are "too greedy for glory"?
(a) David.
(b) Goliath.
(c) Louise.
(d) Jesse.

3. Why does Louise end up living with the Hardy family?
(a) To hide from her mother.
(b) To go to high school.
(c) To find work.
(d) To keep her out of trouble.

4. Why does Wing leave Pennsylvania?
(a) He meets a woman.
(b) He gets a new job.
(c) He is bored of his life there.
(d) He is driven out of town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the writer get out of bed and start writing?

2. Why does Alice save her money?

3. What is one of George's habits?

4. How does the town feel about Joe and Sarah?

5. How does the writer describe the "truths" he writes about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What annoys George as he waits for Louise in the story "Nobody Knows"?

2. How does Tom relate to his daughter, Tandy?

3. According to the writer, what makes people grotesque?

4. In "Paper Pills", how are the tall, dark girl's suitors different?

5. What does Dr. Parcival do with his brother's money?

6. What happens to Ray and his emotions when he is out buying groceries?

7. What makes Jesse believe that the other farmers are enemies of God?

8. What makes it difficult for the carpenter to finish his job in "The Book of the Grotesque" and why?

9. What does the drunken stranger say about women and love to Tom and Tandy?

10. Why does Tom and his grandmother move to Winesburg?

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