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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. Who accidentally shot himself in the heart?
(a) Doc Hill.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(c) Nicholas Bindle.
(d) Dorcas Gustine.

2. To what animal does Robert Fulton Tanner compare man?
(a) Snake.
(b) Fly.
(c) Rat.
(d) Spider.

3. Who took Nellie Clark's innocence?
(a) Adam.
(b) Bill.
(c) Michael.
(d) Charlie.

4. How did Ollie and Fletcher feel about each other?
(a) They hated each other.
(b) They respected each other.
(c) They were deeply in love.
(d) They did their best to have a good relationship.

5. Who shot the Marshal?
(a) Jack McGuire.
(b) Theodore the Poet.
(c) Deacon Taylor.
(d) Sam Hookey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem describes the Spoon River Cemetery?

2. Whose sermons were burned as waste paper?

3. Who was crushed by a falling carriage?

4. Who had terrible dreams?

5. What party did John Cabanis abandon?

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. What is inspiring about Lois Spears?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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.

9. Explain how Fiddler Jones was able to die without a single regret.

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

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