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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Elmer open up to about his feelings for his family?
(a) Mook.
(b) George.
(c) Ebenezer.
(d) Mabel.

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

4. In the story, "Drink," where does Tom move from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Houston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed do when George interrupts his marriage proposal to Belle?

2. At the end of "Sophistication", how to George and Helen feel?

3. What does Elmer believe the town thinks about him and his father?

4. What does Ed Handby do for a living?

5. What does Wash do with the banker's wife's letter?

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