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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. Whom did Godwin James hate?

2. What stands on the lot where James Garber walked to work every day?

3. What did Dippold the Optician see eyeglass lenses as a metaphor for?

4. What did Jennie M'Grew have?

5. What did Edith Conant lament?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lyman King say about Fate?

2. Compare and contrast the village atheist and John Ballard.

3. What is one theme in the section beginning with William H. Herndon and ending with Alfonzo Churchill?

4. How is the epitaph about the many soldiers different from the other epitaphs in the "Spoon River Anthology"?

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

6. Herman Altman and Columbus Cheney introduce the idea of reincarnation to the Anthology. Does this fit in with the Anthology's theme of spiritual evolution? If so, how? If not, why not?

7. Compare and contrast E. C. Culbertson and Hildrup Tubbs.

8. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

9. What does the alligator rising out of the mud in Arlo Will's epitaph symbolize?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the theme of spiritual enlightenment in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 2

Explain the importance of names in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

Was John Cabanis right in attempting to overthrow the conservative party in The Spooniad? Why?

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