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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. Where did George Trimble talk?

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

3. Who was destroyed by his brother's ambition?

4. Who was crushed by a falling carriage?

5. Who wrote "Spoon River Anthology"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What is a common theme in the residents of the section beginning with John Cabanis and ending with Searcy Foote? Give an example.

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

10. Explain the premise of "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Masters's use of poetry affects the reader's experience in reading "Spoon River Anthology". How would it be different if it were written in prose?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the Epilogue and its role in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

Whose story is the most important in "Spoon River Anthology"? Why? How does this person's story affect the rest of the residents?

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