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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. According to the author, the story of Wing is the story of what?
(a) Small towns.
(b) Truths.
(c) Hands.
(d) Strangers.

2. How does the town feel about Joe and Sarah?
(a) They are indifferent to it.
(b) They are repelled by it.
(c) They try to break them up.
(d) They are in awe of it.

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

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

5. Where does Dr. Parcival live?
(a) Next to the baker.
(b) Below the book bookstore.
(c) Above the saloon.
(d) Above the shoe repair shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer name his book?

2. Why does Alice save her money?

3. What happens when Wing forgets about his hands?

4. Why does Jesse come to the family farm?

5. What does Wing do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Enoch want to explain his art to his artist friends in New York City?

2. How does the writer come up with "The Book of the Grotesque"?

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

4. How does the author compare Dr. Reefy to the twisted apples of Winesburg?

5. On the night of the storm, what happens between Kate and George?

6. Even though Seth is called the "deep one", how is this untrue?

7. At the end of "Departure", what does George think about Winesburg?

8. What happens the second time Elmer tries to talk to George?

9. What does Kate tell George about writing in "The Teacher"?

10. What does Elizabeth and George watch happen in the alley?

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