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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sack contain?
(a) Silver.
(b) $50 bills.
(c) Gold.
(d) $100 bills.

2. Who do the townspeople think helped the Reverend?
(a) Goodson.
(b) Simpson.
(c) The stranger.
(d) Harkness.

3. What did Goodson tell Richards to do when he tried to convert him?
(a) Pick on someone who cares.
(b) Marry someone else.
(c) Mind your own business.
(d) Bury your head in the sand.

4. What kind of tone does the narrator say Mr. Cox speaks in when he says "What possessed you..."?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Throaty.
(c) Vexed.
(d) Trembling.

5. Which of the following words best describes Pinkerton?
(a) Daft.
(b) Sexy.
(c) Funny.
(d) Oily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Goodson come close to marrying?

2. From what country has the stranger just arrived?

3. What does Mrs. Richards say her husband has never uttered?

4. Why did Mr. Richards not tell his wife about the Reverend?

5. How does the author describe Hadleyburg?

(see the answer key)

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