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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. Whom did the Rev. Lemuel Wiley save from divorce?

2. How did Ollie and Fletcher feel about each other?

3. Who was born blind?

4. Why did Margaret Fuller Slack not have any time to write?

5. Where does The Unknown search?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the one-life minded souls like the fools in the "Spoon River Anthology"?

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

3. Is there a hero in the section beginning with Rev. Lemuel Wiley and ending with Anthony Findlay? If so, who and why? If not, why not?

4. Explain the relationship between Harmon Whitney and the other residents of Spoon River. Why did this relationship exist?

5. Why is Andy the Night-Watch considered a quiet hero?

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

7. Did Searcy Foote feel justified in killing his aunt with chloroform? Why?

8. What is a common theme in the residents of the section beginning with John Cabanis and ending with Searcy Foote? Give an example.

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

10. What are the types of people included in the section beginning with Fiddler Jones and ending with Mrs. George Reece? Give one example of each.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of "Spoon River Anthology"? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the Spooniad and the Epilogue fit into the larger work of the "Spoon River Anthology".

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Masters's use of poetry affects the reader's experience in reading "Spoon River Anthology". How would it be different if it were written in prose?

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