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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jesse come to the family farm?
(a) His father is ill.
(b) All his brothers die in the Civil War.
(c) His mother is lonely.
(d) He drops out of school.

2. Where does Wash's wife go after they break up?
(a) To her lover's.
(b) To her father's.
(c) To Winesburg.
(d) To her mother's.

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

4. Why does Jesse place blame on his dead brothers?
(a) They leave their father.
(b) They fight on the wrong side of the war.
(c) They do not work hard enough.
(d) They are Godless.

5. What is Wash's job?
(a) Telegraph operator.
(b) Zookeeper.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Wash is unemployed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesse turn to as an explanation for everything?

2. Why does Jesse's brothers and father stay silent on the farm?

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

4. How many dates do Ed and Belle have?

5. What does Wash do with the banker's wife's letter?

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