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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. Where did Daniel M'Cumber go?
(a) Europe.
(b) The city.
(c) The ocean.
(d) No one knows.
2. How did Pauline Barrett die?
(a) She died in surgery.
(b) She died from an infection after surgery.
(c) She died because she could not reach the surgeon in time.
(d) She killed herself.
3. Whose boat never left harbor?
(a) Herbert Marshal.
(b) Griffy the Cooper.
(c) George Gray.
(d) Barney Hainsfeather.
4. How did Hod Putt die?
(a) He died of consumption.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He was robbed and shot.
5. Whom did John M. Church defend?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Orphans.
(c) Insurance companies.
(d) Widows.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who accidentally shot himself in the heart?
2. Why did a resident of Spoon River steal blankets?
3. How did Ollie and Fletcher feel about each other?
4. Whom did Barry Holden kill?
5. Whom did Searcy Foote murder?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why Hod Put could not achieve success in life. What did he choose instead?
2. Explain how Fiddler Jones was able to die without a single regret.
3. Some of the stories of the residents relate to each other, such as the stories of Hamilton Greene and Elsa Wertman. Why does Masters do this?
4. Give three examples of one-life minded souls, and explain how each is one-life minded.
5. How are the one-life minded souls like the fools in the "Spoon River Anthology"?
6. Did Clarence Fawcett deserve to be punished for stealing blankets to pay his daughter's doctor bill? Why?
7. Name three residents of Spoon River who are considered foolish in the section from Conrad Siever to Cooney Potter. Why is each considered foolish?
8. Explain the relationship between Roscoe and Mrs. Purkapile.
9. Explain the premise of "Spoon River Anthology".
10. Compare and contrast Fiddler Jones and A. D. Blood.
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