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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 had terrible dreams?
(a) Julia Miller.
(b) Justice Arnett.
(c) Zenas Witt.
(d) Flossie Cabanis.

2. By whom was Dora Williams abandoned?
(a) Robert Southey Burke.
(b) Charles Bliss.
(c) Fiddler Jones.
(d) Ruben Pantier.

3. At what age was Nellie Clark's innocence taken?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

4. What did Eugenia Todd see the destructiveness of?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Money.
(d) Thwarted love.

5. Who stole blankets?
(a) Eugene Carman.
(b) Editor Whedon.
(c) Mrs. Purkapile.
(d) Clarence Fawcett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Serepta Mason place the blame for blowing her petals away?

2. Under what kind of tree did Conrad Siever work?

3. What language did Ida Chickens study?

4. Why did a resident of Spoon River steal blankets?

5. Where was Russian Sonia from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the relationship between Roscoe and Mrs. Purkapile.

2. Did Searcy Foote feel justified in killing his aunt with chloroform? Why?

3. What is inspiring about Lois Spears?

4. 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?

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

6. Explain the premise of "Spoon River Anthology".

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

8. Name three residents of Spoon River who are considered failures in the section from Conrad Siever to Cooney Potter. Why is each considered a failure?

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

10. What is a common theme in the residents of the section beginning with John Cabanis and ending with Searcy Foote? Give an example.

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