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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Loneliness", what is Enoch whining about after talking to George?

2. When Ray is buying groceries, what does he tell Hal?

3. Where does Enoch move after he gets married?

4. What does Reverend Curtis do to the window in his office after he sees Kate through it the first time?

5. Why does Elmer take twenty dollars from the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how three or four characters failed to use their natural talents to better themselves. Describe the talent, including how you are made aware of it. Use evidence from the text to prove the talent and the characters failure to realize it. What happens to these characters as a result? What happens to the people around them? What does this failure mean to the book as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

How does death affect the characters of this novel? Who fears death and why? Who talks about death and why? What does death mean to some of these characters? Most importantly, what does it represent?

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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