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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rev. Lemuel Wiley-Anthony Findlay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the several-times mayor of Spoon River?
(a) John Horace Burleson.
(b) Hon. Henry Bennett.
(c) Sersmith the Dentist.
(d) A. D. Blood.

2. What celebrated public figure is buried in an unmarked grave?
(a) Judge Somers.
(b) Minerva Jones.
(c) Kinsey Keene.
(d) Frank Drummer.

3. What did Franklin Jones need one more year to finish?
(a) His plan to escape Spoon River.
(b) His collection of poetry.
(c) Medical school.
(d) His flying machine.

4. With how many regrets did Fiddler Jones die?
(a) None.
(b) A thousand.
(c) A hundred.
(d) A hundred thousand.

5. What did John Horace Burleson win?
(a) The prize essay at school.
(b) George Reece's horse.
(c) A trip to Chicago.
(d) One hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Yee Bow?

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

3. How did Harold Arnett die?

4. Who said that love is to find your own soul through the soul of another?

5. Who was the village poetess?

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