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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Richards worried will come at any moment?
(a) The stranger.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A burglar.

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

3. Whose opinion does Mrs. Richards say she is now worried about?
(a) Reverend Burgess.
(b) James Anderson.
(c) Graeme Swann.
(d) Barclay Gordon.

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

5. Who is a puzzled man other than Jack Halliday?
(a) The Reverend Burgess.
(b) The Mayor Snip.
(c) Murray Goodwin.
(d) Mr. Pinkerton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes Pinkerton?

2. What does Mrs. Richards say she could do for joy?

3. How does Mr. Richards imagine Goodson tried to kill himself?

4. What kind of tone does the narrator say Mr. Cox speaks in when he says "What possessed you..."?

5. What does the narrator say Mr. Richards plunges his hands through his hair like?

(see the answer key)

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