Spoon River Anthology Test | Final Test - Hard

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Spoon River Anthology Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why did Harlan Sewall repay someone?

2. What did Elijah Browning tell a story about?

3. Where did Ippolit Konovaloff work?

4. Who enlarged ambrotypes of pioneers?

5. What did Richard Bone do?

Short Essay Questions

1. The section beginning with Magrady Graham and ending with Mabel Osborne contains several stories by residents who are considered enlightened souls. Give at least two examples of these residents.

2. How was Lucinda Matlock able to deal with the deaths of eight of her twelve children?

3. Give three examples of enlightened souls in the section beginning with Edmund Pollard and ending with Dippold the Optician.

4. What do many residents seek in the section beginning with William H. Herndon and ending with Alfonzo Churchill?

5. What is one theme of the section beginning with Edmund Pollard and ending with Dippold the Optician?

6. What souls are in the section beginning with Zilpha Marsh and ending with Webster Ford?

7. How does William Goode justify his aimless wandering?

8. Why might it be important to treat your friends and family well, according to Le Roy Goldman?

9. How is the epitaph about the many soldiers different from the other epitaphs in the "Spoon River Anthology"?

10. Who killed Tom Merritt? What happened to Mrs. Merritt and her lover after Tom's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does faith play in the lives of Spoon River's residents?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the theme of spiritual evolution in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

Was John Cabanis right in attempting to overthrow the conservative party in The Spooniad? Why?

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