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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 did Eugenia Todd see the destructiveness of?

2. Into what did Mickey M'Grew fall?

3. Who was the village poetess?

4. With what did A. D. Blood kill Oscar Hummel?

5. Whom did Barry Holden kill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Some of the stories of the residents relate to each other, such as the stories of Hamilton Greene and Elsa Wertman. Why does Masters do this?

3. Several residents in the section beginning with Fiddler Jones and ending with Mrs. George Reece are one-life minded souls. What does this mean and who are they?

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

5. 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.

6. Explain the relationship between Hamilton Greene and Elsa Wertman.

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

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

10. How is the Circuit Judge's sense of justice skewed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Masters explore ethics in "Spoon River Anthology"? Use the example of at least one resident to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the conflict between the conservative and liberal parties in Spoon River. What significance does this have to the Anthology?

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