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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Zilpha Marsh-Webser Ford.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Jacob Goodpasture lose his son?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) The war.
(c) Building a railway.
(d) A bar fight.

3. Where did Ida Chickens attend lectures?
(a) Oxford.
(b) The Spoon River Public Library.
(c) The University of Illinois.
(d) Chautauqua.

4. What did Joseph Dixon tune?
(a) Harps and pianos.
(b) Guitars and pianos.
(c) Violins and cellos.
(d) Flutes.

5. To what animal does Robert Fulton Tanner compare man?
(a) Fly.
(b) Snake.
(c) Rat.
(d) Spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose sermons were burned as waste paper?

2. What did Elijah Browning tell a story about?

3. By whom was Dora Williams abandoned?

4. Who was the village poetess?

5. Who was cut down in his prime due to overwork and anxiety?

(see the answer key)

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