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Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
Study Guide
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
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Short Summary Quiz
Short Summary Quiz
1
of 5
In the initial narration, the old writer uses what term to refer to people he has known?
Strangers
Nobodies
Ordinaries
Grotesques
2
of 5
The stories that follow the prologue have what in common?
They are all narrated by women
Each concerns a Winesburg resident
They are told by the same person
Every story ends happily
3
of 5
Which of the following characters is the book’s central character?
George Willard
Tandy Hard
Doctor Parcival
Alice Hindman
4
of 5
Jessie Bentley believes himself to be which of the following?
A monster
Chosen by God
The walking dead
An eternal child
5
of 5
In the final story, what do Helen White and George Willard prepare to do?
Start college
Get married
Leave Winesburg
Start a family
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