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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Zilpha Marsh-Webser Ford.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the several-times mayor of Spoon River?
(a) A. D. Blood.
(b) Hon. Henry Bennett.
(c) John Horace Burleson.
(d) Sersmith the Dentist.

2. Whom did Barry Holden kill?
(a) His mother.
(b) His pregnant wife.
(c) His wife.
(d) His neighbor.

3. Who wrote an article on the intelligence of plants?
(a) Abel Melveny.
(b) Perry Zoll.
(c) Shack Dye.
(d) Dillard Sissman.

4. What did Elijah Browning tell a story about?
(a) Climbing a mountain.
(b) Making it rain.
(c) Crossing a desert.
(d) Swimming the English Channel.

5. How long did Isaiah Beethoven discover he had to live?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Less than one year.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Henry C. Calhoun want to avenge?

2. What did Hiram Scates run for president of?

3. Where did Aaron Hatfield speak?

4. How did Pauline Barrett die?

5. What did John Horace Burleson win?

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