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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. What was the subject of Penniwit the Artist's best picture?
(a) Ida Chickens.
(b) Judge Somers.
(c) A herd of cattle.
(d) The Hill.

2. Whom did the Rev. Lemuel Wiley save from divorce?
(a) The Pinkertons.
(b) The Wards.
(c) The Blisses.
(d) The Crouses.

3. What language did Ida Chickens study?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Italian.

4. How did Jacob Goodpasture lose his son?
(a) The war.
(b) A bar fight.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Building a railway.

5. With whose beliefs did Jefferson Howard fight valiantly?
(a) Rev. Lemuel Wiley's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His brother's.
(d) His wife's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name was daily in the papers?

2. Where does The Unknown search?

3. What celebrated public figure is buried in an unmarked grave?

4. With how many memories did Fiddler Jones die?

5. How did Barry Holden kill someone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Clarence Fawcett deserve to be punished for stealing blankets to pay his daughter's doctor bill? Why?

2. 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.

3. 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?

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

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

7. What is inspiring about Lois Spears?

8. What category of soul does Albert Schirding fit into? What does Jonas Keene think of him?

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

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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