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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 this story, who does Reverend Curtis feel is an "instrument of God"?

2. At the end of "Sophistication", how to George and Helen feel?

3. Why does Tom steal $1.75?

4. What does George whisper to himself when he sees his mother's body?

5. Where does Wash's wife go after they break up?

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

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?

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