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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. What does Wing do before he cries in front of George?

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

3. Why does Alice join the Winesburg Methodist Church?

4. What happens to the tall, dark girl in one of her dreams?

5. How long has Dr. Reefy worn the same clothes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Joe planting grass seed?

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

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

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

7. What do Seth and Helen talk about on their walk?

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

9. What happens to Ray and his emotions when he is out buying groceries?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two doctors featured in "Winesburg, Ohio". How are Dr. Parcival and Dr. Reefy alike? Different? What roles do they play in the lives of other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in "Winesburg, Ohio" move to Winesburg. Compare and contrast the reasons why some of these characters move to Winesburg, as well as what the move and Winesburg means to them. How are these characters used in the novel, especially compared to the Winesburg natives?

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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