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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Enoch talented?

2. What does the Reverend call Kate the night he visits George?

3. What does Elmer believe the town thinks about him and his father?

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

5. What type of friends does Enoch prefer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in "Winesburg, Ohio" move to Winesburg. Compare and contrast the reasons why some of these characters move to Winesburg, as well as what the move and Winesburg means to them. How are these characters used in the novel, especially compared to the Winesburg natives?

Essay Topic 2

How does "The Book of the Grotesques" set up the rest of the book? What are "grotesques"? Choose three characters and analyze them according to this description of grotesque.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the two doctors featured in "Winesburg, Ohio". How are Dr. Parcival and Dr. Reefy alike? Different? What roles do they play in the lives of other characters?

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