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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where should the candidates appear at 8:00 in the evening on Friday?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The bell tower.
(c) The theater.
(d) The assembly hall.

2. What did the residents of Hadleyburg keep out of the way of young people?
(a) Theater.
(b) Television.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Temptations.

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. Whose comments does the narrator say became increasingly disagreeable?
(a) Gordon's.
(b) Halliday's.
(c) The foreman's.
(d) Mr. Richard's.

5. Which two characters sit in their parlor?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Harkness.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Richards.
(c) Halliday and the foreman.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Cox.

6. Why does Mr. Richards say he published the letter?
(a) It was the honest thing to do.
(b) He wants to share the riches.
(c) It said publish it.
(d) He would have been found out.

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

8. 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.

9. Complete the following sentence; "A proof once established is _________________."
(a) Better left so.
(b) The truth.
(c) Concrete.
(d) A liability.

10. Why did Mr. Richards decide against saving the Reverend Burgess?
(a) He was too lazy.
(b) He did not have the pluck.
(c) He did not want to be unpopular.
(d) Burgess deserved what he got.

11. Where do the Hadleyburg residents claim their town is destined to live in forever under the word incorruptible?
(a) The theasaurus.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The encyclopedia.
(d) The national cook book.

12. Who do Mr. and Mrs. Richards think gave the stranger $20?
(a) Barclay Gordon.
(b) Jack Smits.
(c) Yosser Hughes.
(d) Hannah Goodwin.

13. Where does the stranger set down his sack in the cashier's house?
(a) Under the floorboards.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) On top of the wardrobe.
(d) Behind the stove.

14. Who does Mrs. Richards say her husband is free of?
(a) Pinkerton.
(b) Halliday.
(c) Dillinger.
(d) Cox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Richards say the town has trained them to think?

2. Why couldn't Mr. Richards have been able to save Goodson from drowning?

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

4. Who did Goodson come close to marrying?

5. How does Mr. Richards say he feels about helping the Reverend?

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