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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Richards say they cannot find the right man?
(a) He is in another town.
(b) He is a con artist.
(c) He is a higher force.
(d) He is in his grave.

2. What does Mrs. Richards say is Mr. Goodson's one vanity?
(a) He thinks he has better hair.
(b) He thinks his wife is the most beautiful.
(c) He thinks he gives better advice.
(d) He thinks he is the town's most moral person.

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

4. What does the narrator say Hadleyburg is known to most Americans as?
(a) Hadleyburg the Disruptible.
(b) Hadleyburg the Incorruptible.
(c) Hadleyburg the Lovable.
(d) Hadleyberg the Discernable.

5. Who falls down in this chapter?
(a) Mr. Harkness.
(b) Mrs. Richards.
(c) Mr. Richard.
(d) Mrs. Harkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the townfolk found the night after?

2. Whose comments does the narrator say became increasingly disagreeable?

3. From what country has the stranger just arrived?

4. What did Nancy Hewitt have a spoonful of in her veins?

5. Which of the following areas of America does the narrator not mention?

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