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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Spooniad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who died and left his beloved behind, bidding her to be brave?
(a) Henry Phipps.
(b) Charles Webster.
(c) Harlan Sewall.
(d) Father Malloy.

2. What did Widow McFarlane do for the village?
(a) Watch children.
(b) Weave carpets.
(c) Bake pies.
(d) Clean houses.

3. Who believed Life is for feasting upon?
(a) Daisy Fraser.
(b) Thomas Trevelyan.
(c) Jeduthan Hawley.
(d) Edmund Pollard.

4. What is an epitaph?
(a) A poem or other writing about a deceased person.
(b) A satirical or witty poem or phrase.
(c) A spiritual revelation.
(d) A speech given at a funeral.

5. Who said that love is to find your own soul through the soul of another?
(a) Ida Chickens.
(b) Amelia Garrick.
(c) Elsa Wertman.
(d) Mary McNeely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote an article on the intelligence of plants?

2. Who returns to Spoon River in The Spooniad?

3. Who wrote "Spoon River Anthology"?

4. Where was Russian Sonia from?

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

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