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Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
"The Book of the Grotesque," "Hands," "Paper Pills"
"Mother," "The Philosopher," "Nobody Knows"
"Godliness," Parts I-II
"Godliness," Parts III-IV: "Surrender," "Terror;" "A Man of Ideas"
"Adventure," "Respectability," "The Thinker"
"Tandy," "The Strength of God," "The Teacher"
"Loneliness," "An Awakening"
"Queer," "The Untold Lie," "Drink"
"Death," "Sophistication," "Departure"
Analytical Overview
Characters
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Short Summary
'The Book of the Grotesque,' 'Hands,' 'Paper Pills'
'Mother,' 'The Philosopher,' 'Nobody Knows'
'Godliness,' Parts 1-2
'Godliness,' Parts 3-4: 'Surrender,' 'Terror;' 'A Man of Ideas'
'Adventure,' 'Respectability,' 'The Thinker'
'Tandy,' 'The Strength of God,' 'The Teacher'
'Loneliness,' 'An Awakening'
'Queer,' 'The Untold Lie,' 'Drink'
'Death,' 'Sophistication,' 'Departure'
Characters
Context
Study Questions
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
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Further Study
'Tandy,' 'The Strength of God,' 'The Teacher' Quiz
Further Study
'Tandy,' 'The Strength of God,' 'The Teacher' Quiz
1
of 5
Who invents Tandy Hard's name?
Her father
A drunken man
Her mother
The dying mayor
2
of 5
In "The Strength of God," why is Reverend Curtis Hartman in the church's bell tower?
He writes sermons there
He repairs the bells
He has a telescope there
He is hiding from the police
3
of 5
Reverend Hartman struggles with which of the following?
Belief in God
Belief humanity
Desire to run away
Sexual temptation
4
of 5
What does Kate Swift do that releases Reverend Hartman from temptation?
Breaks a window
Runs away
Prays naked
Calls him a sinner
5
of 5
In "The Teacher," who comes to see George in his newspaper office?
Kate Swift
Reverend Hartman
Both A and B
Tom Hard
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