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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"
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"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
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'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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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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