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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) All his brothers die in the Civil War.
(b) His mother is lonely.
(c) He drops out of school.
(d) His father is ill.

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

3. How many dates do Ed and Belle have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. When George goes to his wife after kicking her out, what does he say it takes for him to forgive her?
(a) For her to cry.
(b) Nothing makes him forgive her.
(c) For her to give him his money back.
(d) For her to touch him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is it Jesse's fault his wife dies?

4. What does Ed believe is his only obstacle to get Belle to marry him?

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

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