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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Richards receive a letter from after throwing the money in the fire?
(a) Burgess.
(b) Halliday.
(c) Harkness.
(d) Cox.

2. What does Mr. Richards ask his wife to do to him?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Fan him.
(c) Slap him.
(d) Kick him.

3. What does the narrator say the townfolk found the night after?
(a) Their tongues.
(b) Their love of life.
(c) Their hearts.
(d) Their dishonesty.

4. How does the author describe Hadleyburg?
(a) Spirited and funky.
(b) Honest and upright.
(c) Hip and happening.
(d) Fun and immoral.

5. Who do the Richardses say the checks came from?
(a) The stranger.
(b) Satan.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the stranger set down his sack in the cashier's house?

2. Why does Mrs. Richards think she and her husband deserve the money?

3. What does Mr. Richards say it is dreadful to be?

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

5. What does the narrator say Burgess can hear?

(see the answer key)

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