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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. What does Elizabeth do when she goes in George's room and sits by his desk?
(a) She cleans his drawers.
(b) She prays.
(c) She sleeps.
(d) She reads his notes.

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

3. What does Elizabeth take out of a cloth bag that hangs on the wall by a nail?
(a) A locket.
(b) A knife.
(c) Money.
(d) Scissors.

4. What does George say he has set forth upon when he goes to find Louise?
(a) A path of crime.
(b) A chase.
(c) An adventure.
(d) A life of lonliness.

5. What does Joe tell George and Sarah's father at the Willard house?
(a) To imagine a world without crops.
(b) To imagine a world without the ground.
(c) To imagine a world without grass.
(d) To imagine a world without bees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part does Wing use to help him talk?

2. What does Dr. Parcival say his objective of coming to Winesburg is?

3. What happens to the writer's book?

4. What is the name of Tom and Elizabeth's hotel?

5. What is the danger of the writer's subject matter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the stories Dr. Parcival tell mean to George?

2. As revealed in the story "Death", why does Elizabeth marry Tom?

3. The day that Kate is not in her room in "The Strength of God", what is the Reverend's sermon about?

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

5. What happens to make David fear Jesse?

6. In the story "Drink", how does Tom feel about women?

7. Why is George careful when he counts his money on the train?

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

9. How does Enoch's life change when he is twenty-one?

10. What does Dr. Parcival tell George about his book?

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