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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Parcival move from?

2. What does Dr. Parcival say happens to Dr. Cronin?

3. Who says "I have a desire to make you admire me"?

4. Why does Dr. Parcival say he does not have many patients?

5. When Ned can't find work in Cleveland, where does he go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jesse leave his family's farm as a young man?

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

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

4. What does Jesse feel David's coming means?

5. What does Alice realize when she gets home after the night she runs naked in the rain?

6. What does Joe tell George about decay in "A Man of Ideas"?

7. What does Louise say about the gender of her baby?

8. How does Dr. Parcival describe his mother and brother?

9. Why does Ed Handby want to get married?

10. What does George decide to do after his mother's death in the story "Death"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two parent-child relationships in "Winesburg, Ohio". Consider the openness of the relationship, the love that is expressed, the feelings embraced and the overall effect of the relationship on all parties involved.

Essay Topic 2

Religion appears throughout "Winesburg, Ohio". How is religion described and used in the novel? How are religious people set apart from the non-religious? Analyze the use of religion in this novel to discern what Anderson's message about religion may be.

Essay Topic 3

How does "The Book of the Grotesques" set up the rest of the book? What are "grotesques"? Choose three characters and analyze them according to this description of grotesque.

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