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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. How does Louise Bently describe her relationship with Jesse's farm?

2. What does Jesse turn to as an explanation for everything?

3. Why does Louise end up living with the Hardy family?

4. What do the writer and the carpenter have in common?

5. Why does the writer get out of bed and start writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ed Handby want to get married?

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

3. On the night of the storm, what happens between Kate and George?

4. What happens to make David fear Jesse?

5. Why does the woman in the doctor's office have blood on her in "Paper Pills"?

6. In the story "Drink", how does Tom feel about women?

7. In the story "Mother", what are Elizabeth's hopes and dreams for George?

8. Why does George decide to not ask Wing about his hands?

9. What does Louise say about the gender of her baby?

10. Even though Seth is called the "deep one", how is this untrue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select two stories that feature the same character (other than George Willard). How is the character represented in each story? What is the character's role? Is there any growth in the character? What accounts for these differences? What does this character mean to the novel overall?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

A variety of occupations are represented in this novel. Choose four occupations and describe the characters that hold these jobs. What is symbolic about these careers and what do they represent in "Winesburg, Ohio"?

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