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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. By whom was Dora Williams abandoned?

2. What did George Trimble talk about?

3. Who accidentally shot himself in the heart?

4. Who was tarred and feathered?

5. For what was Roy Butler framed?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why can Nicholas Bindle be considered foolish? Why can he be considered heroic?

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain The Hill and its role in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the types of souls that exist in the epitaphs of the "Spoon River Anthology".

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