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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 wrote an article on the intelligence of plants?

2. What did people think of Willie Pennington?

3. Who cursed God?

4. Who is killed in the fight after all the votes have been cast?

5. Why did Hannah Armstrong contact President Lincoln?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role does literature play in the section beginning with Edmund Pollard and ending with Dippold the Optician?

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

4. Compare and contrast Zilpha Marsh and Lydia Humphrey.

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

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

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

8. What is the explanation given about The Spooniad?

9. 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?

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

Explain the conflict between the conservative and liberal parties in Spoon River. What significance does this have to the Anthology?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the theme of vengeance in "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

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

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