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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Awakening.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesse turn to as an explanation for everything?
(a) Farming magazines.
(b) The opinions of his wife.
(c) The opinions of his father.
(d) The hand of God.

2. What animal do residents of Winesburg say Wash Williams resembles?
(a) A bear.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A deer.

3. Why is it Jesse's fault his wife dies?
(a) She has a broken heart.
(b) He has been hitting her.
(c) He poisons her.
(d) She is too delicate to live on a farm.

4. Who says "the women in the place don't embarrass me although they try hard enough"?
(a) George Willard.
(b) Ed Handby.
(c) Art Wilson.
(d) Belle Carpenter.

5. What does Ed believe is his only obstacle to get Belle to marry him?
(a) His mistress.
(b) George Willard.
(c) Her father's opinion.
(d) His lack of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. When George goes to his wife after kicking her out, what does he say it takes for him to forgive her?

2. What does Ed Handby do for a living?

3. Why does Jesse come to the family farm?

4. How does Ed make George feel at the end of "An Awakening"?

5. Where does Wash's wife go after they break up?

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