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Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
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"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"
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'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'
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'Queer,' 'The Untold Lie,' 'Drink' Quiz
1
of 5
A newcomer to Winesburg, Elmer Cowley thinks the people of Winesburg believe what?
Winesburg is heaven
Winesburg is ordinary
His family is strange
Everyone is equal
2
of 5
Whom or what does Elmer rob?
His father
The train office
George
The flower shop
3
of 5
In "The Untold Lie," Ray wants to want to tell Hal what?
To get married
To have children
To marry for love
Not to get married
4
of 5
In "Drink," Tom Foster decides to do what?
Poison his grandmother
Get drunk
Go swimming
Go to a brothel
5
of 5
After getting drunk, Tom tells George about having done what?
Killed his parents
Stolen the alcohol
Faked his own death
Made love to Helen
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