Winesburg, Ohio Review Quiz #2

1. At the end of the story, does this person agree to marry his pregnant girlfriend?

Yes

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Review quiz for the stories "The Awakening" and "The Untold Lie"

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2. In "The Untold Lie", whose girlfriend is pregnant?

Hal

Ray

3. Who thinks to himself, "Whatever I told him would have been a lie"?

Ray

Hal

4. In "An Awakening," whom does Belle Carpenter want to marry?

George Willard

Seth Richmond

Curtis Hartman

Ed Handby

Teddy Roosevelt

As in the text. Richmond, Hartman, and Willard mean nothing to her.

Explanation

As in the text. Richmond, Hartman, and Willard mean nothing to her.

5. What is the job of the man whom Belle wants to marry?

Reporter

Farmer

Bartender

Clerk

Minister

Belle keeps her affections secret because she believes Ed's job as a bartender is "beneath" her.

Explanation

Belle keeps her affections secret because she believes Ed's job as a bartender is "beneath" her.

6. Belle tries to win affection and a commitment from the man she loves by

Making him jealous of her attentions to George.

Sending him passionate letters.

Doing his laundry.

Visiting his work place every day.

Flirting with him.

She uses George like a paper towel - which of course he deserves. The "awakening" is his.

Explanation

She uses George like a paper towel - which of course he deserves. The "awakening" is his.

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