2. Why did Margaret Fuller Slack not have any time to write?
(a) She had children.
(b) She had two jobs.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was a seamstress.

3. What did John Horace Burleson win?
(a) A trip to Chicago.
(b) George Reece's horse.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) The prize essay at school.

4. Who betrayed Josiah Tompkins?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His brother.

5. Where did Daniel M'Cumber go?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Europe.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Andy's job?

2. Where was Russian Sonia from?

3. Who cared for Paul McNeely?

4. Whom is Hod Putt buried next to?

5. What is an epitaph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ollie and Fletcher McGee? Why?

2. How are the one-life minded souls like the fools in the "Spoon River Anthology"?

3. Explain the relationship between Harmon Whitney and the other residents of Spoon River. Why did this relationship exist?

4. Several residents in the section beginning with Fiddler Jones and ending with Mrs. George Reece are one-life minded souls. What does this mean and who are they?

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

6. Explain the relationship between Hamilton Greene and Elsa Wertman.

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

8. Explain the relationship between Mrs. George Reece and Alexander Pope.

9. 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.

10. How is the Circuit Judge's sense of justice skewed?

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