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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Wash do with the banker's wife's letter?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Sends it back.
(c) Puts it in a box.
(d) Tears it up.

3. Why does Jesse's brothers and father stay silent on the farm?
(a) They do not like each other.
(b) It is difficult for them to talk.
(c) It is part of their religion.
(d) They do not want to scare the animals.

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

5. What does Ed Handby do for a living?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Telegraph operator.
(d) Bartender.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they are a "fool" to marry their wife?

2. What is Wash's job?

3. What does the author say makes it difficult for people to understand Jesse?

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

5. Why does Jesse place blame on his dead brothers?

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