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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. How long did Isaiah Beethoven discover he had to live?

2. Who died and left his beloved behind, bidding her to be brave?

3. What did people think of Willie Pennington?

4. Whom did Godwin James hate?

5. What did Calvin Campbell wonder about a plant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who killed Tom Merritt? What happened to Mrs. Merritt and her lover after Tom's murder?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

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

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

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

10. What does Lyman King say about Fate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Whose story is the most important in "Spoon River Anthology"? Why? How does this person's story affect the rest of the residents?

Essay Topic 3

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

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