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

2. Why was Dr. Siegrfied Iseman thrown in jail?
(a) Practicing medicine without a license.
(b) Selling Elixir of Youth.
(c) Encouraging women not to have children.
(d) Selling hair tonic.

3. What hit Johnnie Sayre?
(a) A horse and rider.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A train.
(d) A tractor.

4. Whose sermons were burned as waste paper?
(a) Lemuel Wiley.
(b) Abner Peet.
(c) Judge Somers.
(d) Jonas Keene.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an epitaph?

2. Who was crushed by a falling carriage?

3. By whom was Dora Williams abandoned?

4. How did Jacob Goodpasture lose his son?

5. With how many regrets did Fiddler Jones die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What tone does The Hill set at the beginning of "Spoon River Anthology"? How do you know?

4. What is common about the residents in the first section?

5. 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?

6. Explain why Hod Put could not achieve success in life. What did he choose instead?

7. 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.

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

9. 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?

10. What does John Cabanis say did NOT contribute to his decision to leave the conservative party to lead the liberal party?

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