The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does everyone run to?
(a) The townhall.
(b) The church.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The bank.

2. What does Mrs. Richards say she could do for joy?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Scream.
(c) Fly.
(d) Float.

3. How does the narrator describe the sides of the sack?
(a) Smooth.
(b) Ridgy.
(c) Bumby.
(d) Rough.

4. Which of the following people does Mrs. Richards say has twitted them?
(a) The Wombles.
(b) The Wilsons.
(c) The Jeminas.
(d) The Christians.

5. Who is the letter from?
(a) The President.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A distant state.
(d) Another country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters sit in their parlor?

2. Who does the stranger say is Goodson's legitimate heir?

3. Which character does the narrator say always notices everything?

4. Why does Mr. Richards not want to make the matter private?

5. From what country has the stranger just arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news spreads around the town about Mr. and Mrs. Richards?

2. What does Mr. Richards confess to Burgess?

3. How does Mr. Richards think Burgess is trying to harm him?

4. How does a stranger try to get the 18 principals to bid for the sack?

5. Why are similar scenes as the scenes at the Richardses being performed in 18 other houses?

6. What do the other towns think of Hadleyburg?

7. How does the town react when Burgess declares that Billson is the rightful heir to the money?

8. Why does the stranger say he devised his scheme?

9. What does Mrs. Richards say she now thinks about honesty?

10. How does Mrs. Richards react when she realizes what is in the sack?

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