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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Elizabeth feel at the end of the story ,after George share's his plans for his future?

2. When Ned can't find work in Cleveland, where does he go?

3. What body part does Wing use to help him talk?

4. Why does Wing leave Pennsylvania?

5. Where does Jesse take David to pray?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens one summer evening in George and Helen's past that George reflects upon?

2. Why does Jesse leave his family's farm as a young man?

3. What does David do when Jesse pulls out a knife in the forest?

4. What happens to Ray and his emotions when he is out buying groceries?

5. What does Wash's wife's mother do to her when Wash comes to visit?

6. What does George decide to do after his mother's death in the story "Death"?

7. What does Dr. Parcival tell George about his book?

8. How does Enoch's life change when he is twenty-one?

9. At the end of "Departure", what does George think about Winesburg?

10. What happens the second time Elmer tries to talk to George?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion appears throughout "Winesburg, Ohio". How is religion described and used in the novel? How are religious people set apart from the non-religious? Analyze the use of religion in this novel to discern what Anderson's message about religion may be.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three characters that you feel have power in Winesburg. Defend your choices and discuss what characteristics are needed to be powerful in Winesburg. How do these characters use their power? What does having power in Winesburg mean? How is power a theme, or not a theme, in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Select four women in Winesburg and describe them in terms of their relationships to other characters, their connection to the theme of communication and what they represent to the town and/or George Willard. How does Anderson use female characters in this novel?

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