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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 Felix Schmidt lose to Christian Dallman?

2. What was Ippolit Konovaloff's occupation?

3. Of what did Aaron Hatfield speak?

4. Who was the Sunday school superintendent?

5. What did Richard Bone do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Father Malloy's epitaph different from the others in the "Spoon River Anthology"?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What souls are in the section beginning with Zilpha Marsh and ending with Webster Ford?

7. What do many residents seek in the section beginning with William H. Herndon and ending with Alfonzo Churchill?

8. How did Felix Schmidt lose what little he had in life?

9. Why does Jefferson Howard challenge the liberal party in the planning meeting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance for Masters to include fools and failures as well as heroes and enlightened souls in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 2

Explain the theme of spiritual evolution 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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