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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 war is the carpenter part of?

2. When David and Jesse are in the forest, what makes David run?

3. What is one of George's habits?

4. Why does the tall, dark girl originally come see Dr. Reefy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Mother", what are Elizabeth's hopes and dreams for George?

2. On the night of the storm, what happens between Kate and George?

3. What does the drunken stranger say about women and love to Tom and Tandy?

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

5. What does Dr. Parcival do with his brother's money?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the farm work as a setting in "Winesburg, Ohio"? Discuss the use of the farm as a setting, including the emotions connected with farms, family obligation, events tied to farms and the symbolic language used to describe farms.

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

Discuss how three or four characters failed to use their natural talents to better themselves. Describe the talent, including how you are made aware of it. Use evidence from the text to prove the talent and the characters failure to realize it. What happens to these characters as a result? What happens to the people around them? What does this failure mean to the book as a whole?

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