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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 did Richard Bone do?
(a) Made coffins.
(b) Drove a hearse.
(c) Dug graves.
(d) Chiseled epitaphs.

2. Whom did Godwin James hate?
(a) John Wasson.
(b) Harry Wilmans.
(c) Lyman King.
(d) Caroline Branson.

3. Who enlarged ambrotypes of pioneers?
(a) Davis Matlock.
(b) William H. Herndon.
(c) Samuel Gardner.
(d) Rutherford McDowell.

4. What was Ippolit Konovaloff's occupation?
(a) Handyman.
(b) Gunsmith.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Cattle wrangler.

5. What did people think of Willie Pennington?
(a) He sabotaged his brothers.
(b) He was envious of his brothers.
(c) He had no ambition.
(d) He was a simpleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant did Calvin Campbell wonder about?

2. What saved Alfred Moir's soul?

3. Why does The Spooniad end abruptly?

4. How did Elizabeth Childers lose a child?

5. Who stands against the plan to overthrow the conservative party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Lucinda Matlock able to deal with the deaths of eight of her twelve children?

2. 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.

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

4. What do many residents seek in the section beginning with William H. Herndon and ending with Alfonzo Churchill?

5. What does Lyman King say about Fate?

6. Who killed Tom Merritt? What happened to Mrs. Merritt and her lover after Tom's murder?

7. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

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

9. Compare and contrast Zilpha Marsh and Lydia Humphrey.

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

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