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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. Whom do the people want to see lynched as The Spooniad ends?
(a) Bengal Mike.
(b) Nicholas Bindle.
(c) John Cabanis.
(d) Hog-Eyed Allen.

2. Who ignored Hildrup Tubbs for many years?
(a) Granville Calhoun.
(b) Death.
(c) Voltaire Johnson.
(d) E. C. Culbertson.

3. Who zigzagged aimlessly?
(a) J. Milton Miles.
(b) Scholfield Hurley.
(c) William Goode.
(d) William Jones.

4. What does the person condemned by the church do in retaliation?
(a) Throw a dance.
(b) Burn the courthouse down.
(c) Burn the church down.
(d) Leave town.

5. Where did Gustav Richter work long days?
(a) The bank.
(b) His farm.
(c) His hot-houses.
(d) The streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what did Lydia Humphrey love?

2. What did William H. Herndon see in his memory?

3. What did Seth Compton build?

4. Why did Hannah Armstrong contact President Lincoln?

5. What was the name of John Wasson's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

2. Why might it be important to treat your friends and family well, according to Le Roy Goldman?

3. Compare and contrast E. C. Culbertson and Hildrup Tubbs.

4. Why is Hog-eyed Allen at the courthouse on the day of the election? What happens to him?

5. Why are there many references to soldiers and war in the section beginning with Magrady Graham and ending with Mabel Osborne?

6. How does William Goode justify his aimless wandering?

7. The section beginning with Magrady Graham and ending with Mabel Osborne contains several stories by residents who are considered enlightened souls. Give at least two examples of these residents.

8. What souls are in the section beginning with Zilpha Marsh and ending with Webster Ford?

9. What significance does Flossie have to John Cabanis's departure from the conservative party?

10. Herman Altman and Columbus Cheney introduce the idea of reincarnation to the Anthology. Does this fit in with the Anthology's theme of spiritual evolution? If so, how? If not, why not?

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