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

2. Who was the Sunday school superintendent?

3. Who ignored Hildrup Tubbs for many years?

4. Who died the same week as Daisy Fraser?

5. Who enlarged ambrotypes of pioneers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events that happened in the town of Spoon River are explained in the epitaphs and the Spooniad?

Essay Topic 2

Explain The Spooniad and its role in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

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

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