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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose name was daily in the papers?
(a) Hortense Robbins.
(b) Mrs. Bandle.
(c) Widow McFarlane.
(d) Rosie Roberts.

2. How tall was Judge Selah Lively?
(a) Two foot six.
(b) Five foot two.
(c) Four foot two.
(d) Six foot two.

3. Why did no one in Spoon River like Dorcas Gustine?
(a) She lived with a man without being married.
(b) She spoke her mind.
(c) She wore pants.
(d) She did not attend church services.

4. How did Barry Holden kill someone?
(a) With a hatchet.
(b) With a shotgun.
(c) With a knife.
(d) With his bare hands.

5. With whom was Rosie Roberts angry?
(a) The crooked police.
(b) The military.
(c) A. D. Blood.
(d) Hortense Robbins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Horace Burleson win?

2. Who had terrible dreams?

3. What celebrated public figure is buried in an unmarked grave?

4. What is the name of Amanda Barker's husband?

5. How did Jacob Goodpasture lose his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is there a hero in the section beginning with Rev. Lemuel Wiley and ending with Anthony Findlay? If so, who and why? If not, why not?

2. Why can Nicholas Bindle be considered foolish? Why can he be considered heroic?

3. What does John Cabanis say did NOT contribute to his decision to leave the conservative party to lead the liberal party?

4. Give three examples of one-life minded souls, and explain how each is one-life minded.

5. Explain why Hod Put could not achieve success in life. What did he choose instead?

6. Why does Masters introduce some honorable characters in the section beginning with Conrad Siever and ending with Cooney Potter?

7. What are the types of people included in the section beginning with Fiddler Jones and ending with Mrs. George Reece? Give one example of each.

8. Did Clarence Fawcett deserve to be punished for stealing blankets to pay his daughter's doctor bill? Why?

9. Why is Andy the Night-Watch considered a quiet hero?

10. How is Emily Sparks different from the other residents at the beginning of the "Spoon River Anthology"? How does she fit in with the other residents?

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