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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jack Halliday's job?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Banker.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Foreman.

2. Why can Mr. Richards not tell his wife how he helped Goodson?
(a) She would laugh.
(b) It was against the law.
(c) He made a promise.
(d) She would divorce him.

3. What does Mr. Richards want to do with the money?
(a) Put it in the bank.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Throw it in the sea.

4. What does the stranger say he used to be?
(a) A bank manager.
(b) An alcoholic.
(c) A gambler.
(d) A con artist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Richards say her husband is free of?

2. What does the narrator say Hadleyburg is known to most Americans as?

3. Which of the following words best describes Jack Halliday?

4. Which two characters sit in their parlor?

5. Who do Mr. and Mrs. Richards think gave the stranger $20?

(see the answer key)

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