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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 happened to Henry Tripp when the bank broke?

2. Whom do the people want to see lynched as The Spooniad ends?

3. What did Alfonzo Churchill find in his studies?

4. In what did Mabel Osborne see her life?

5. When did Hamlet Micure have visions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one theme of the section beginning with Edmund Pollard and ending with Dippold the Optician?

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

3. Compare and contrast Zilpha Marsh and Lydia Humphrey.

4. Why is Hog-eyed Allen at the courthouse on the day of the election? What happens to him?

5. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

6. Many residents suffered greatly because of bad luck. Give at least one example of such a resident.

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

8. The section beginning with Magrady Graham and ending with Mabel Osborne contains several stories by residents who are considered enlightened souls. Give at least two examples of these residents.

9. Give three examples of enlightened souls in the section beginning with Edmund Pollard and ending with Dippold the Optician.

10. Why are there many references to soldiers and war in the section beginning with Magrady Graham and ending with Mabel Osborne?

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 theme of spiritual evolution in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

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?

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