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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 did Immanuel Ehrenhardt look for the secret of life?

2. What did Hiram Scates run for president of?

3. Who was the Sunday school superintendent?

4. Why did Henry C. Calhoun want to avenge?

5. Who or what did Lydia Humphrey love?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Lucinda Matlock able to deal with the deaths of eight of her twelve children?

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

3. Compare and contrast Zilpha Marsh and Lydia Humphrey.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Masters reveals relationships between residents in "Spoon River Anthology". Why are these relationships important to the reader?

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