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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of person does Seth think Helen ends up with?
(a) Someone who is shy.
(b) Someone who talks a lot.
(c) Someone who is rich.
(d) Someone who lives in Winesburg.

2. What does Elizabeth's dad make her promise to not tell Tom about?
(a) The hotel's debt.
(b) Money in a box.
(c) The leaking roof.
(d) The family curse.

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

4. What does Tom tell George he wants to experience when he is drinking?
(a) Love and closeness.
(b) Anger and hatred.
(c) Suffering and unhappiness.
(d) Honesty and bonding.

5. What does Elmer believe the town thinks about him and his father?
(a) That they are dangerous.
(b) That they are broke.
(c) That they are smart.
(d) That they are strange.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When George reflects back on a summer evening she shares with Helen, what does it inspire him to do?

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

4. What is Tom's voice like?

5. What are Tom's religious beliefs?

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