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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whose beliefs did Jefferson Howard fight valiantly?
(a) Rev. Lemuel Wiley's.
(b) His wife's.
(c) His brother's.
(d) His father's.

2. Whom did Barry Holden kill?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His pregnant wife.
(d) His neighbor.

3. Who wrote "Spoon River Anthology"?
(a) Carl Sandburg.
(b) David Foster Wallace.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Edgar Lee Masters.

4. Who tried to memorize the Encyclopedia Britannica?
(a) Frank Drummer.
(b) Butch Weldy.
(c) Daisy Fraser.
(d) Ruben Pantier.

5. Whom did Doris Williams marry?
(a) A drunk.
(b) No one.
(c) A cheat.
(d) A pastor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was Judge Selah Lively?

2. Where was Russian Sonia from?

3. How did Harold Arnett die?

4. Where did Ida Chickens attend lectures?

5. Whose children were a success while he was a failure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give three examples of one-life minded souls, and explain how each is one-life minded.

2. Explain why Hod Put could not achieve success in life. What did he choose instead?

3. What tone does The Hill set at the beginning of "Spoon River Anthology"? How do you know?

4. Name three residents of Spoon River who are considered failures in the section from Conrad Siever to Cooney Potter. Why is each considered a failure?

5. Why can Nicholas Bindle be considered foolish? Why can he be considered heroic?

6. Explain the relationship between Roscoe and Mrs. Purkapile.

7. Compare and contrast Fiddler Jones and A. D. Blood.

8. How is Emily Sparks different from the other residents at the beginning of the "Spoon River Anthology"? How does she fit in with the other residents?

9. What is common about the residents in the first section?

10. What happened to Ollie and Fletcher McGee? Why?

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