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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of Penniwit the Artist's best picture?

2. How did Pauline Barrett die?

3. Who was the daughter of Lambert Hutchins?

4. Where was Charlie French hurt by a toy pistol?

5. Whose sermons were burned as waste paper?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the relationship between Roscoe and Mrs. Purkapile.

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

5. How is Emily Sparks different from the other residents at the beginning of the "Spoon River Anthology"? How does she fit in with the other residents?

6. Explain the relationship between Mrs. George Reece and Alexander Pope.

7. 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?

8. Did Searcy Foote feel justified in killing his aunt with chloroform? Why?

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

10. What happened to Ollie and Fletcher McGee? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of "Spoon River Anthology"? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the Spooniad and the Epilogue fit into the larger work of the "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

What major events that happened in the town of Spoon River are explained in the epitaphs and the Spooniad?

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