"Winesburg, Ohio" Opening Chapters Quiz

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1. What was Wing Biddlebaum's job twenty years before the story opens?

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Hence the tragedy of the story.

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"Winesburg, Ohio" Opening Chapters Quiz - Quiz


A short review quiz on "The Book of the Grotesque" and "Hands."

2. The younger "Wing Biddlebaum"  was assaulted by the townspeople because they thought that he had

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The correct answer is molested children. The townspeople assaulted Wing Biddlebaum because they believed he had molested children. This accusation caused them to act violently towards him, reflecting the severity of the crime and the strong reaction it provoked in the community.

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3. Wing Biddlebaum's real name is

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A,B, and C are other characters mentioned in the story.

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4. The old man believes that people become grotesques when they try to live by one

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The text is very explicit - that when anyone tries to live by one truth only, that truth becomes a lie.

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5. In "The Book of the Grotesque," the old man who is dreaming is described as having what profession?

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In the text. This is why after his dream the old man immediately starts to write of his visions of grotesques.

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6. What is Wing Biddlebaum's job in the story "Hands"?

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More generally, a "field worker," but Anderson specifically mentions strawberries.

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What was Wing Biddlebaum's job twenty years before the story opens?
The younger "Wing Biddlebaum"  was assaulted by the townspeople...
Wing Biddlebaum's real name is
The old man believes that people become grotesques when they try to...
In "The Book of the Grotesque," the old man who is dreaming is...
What is Wing Biddlebaum's job in the story "Hands"?
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