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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Spooniad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did no one in Spoon River like Dorcas Gustine?
(a) She did not attend church services.
(b) She spoke her mind.
(c) She lived with a man without being married.
(d) She wore pants.

2. Who stirred "vibrations" in Spoon River?
(a) Silas Dement.
(b) Hildrup Tubbs.
(c) Edmund Pollard.
(d) Percival Sharp.

3. Whom is Chase Henry buried next to?
(a) A nun.
(b) A wealthy banker.
(c) The town drunkard.
(d) A priest.

4. Who always had the face of a boy?
(a) Harlan Sewall.
(b) Father Malloy.
(c) Ami Green.
(d) Charles Webster.

5. When did Hamlet Micure have visions?
(a) While drunk.
(b) Under hypnosis.
(c) During a long fever.
(d) While fasting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ollie McGee's husband?

2. What did people think of Willie Pennington?

3. What did George Trimble talk about?

4. What does the person condemned by the church do in retaliation?

5. What did Seth Compton build?

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