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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Sarah about the Richardses?

2. Who does Mr. Richards ask to help him?

3. What do the voices order Burgess to open?

4. What do the Richardses have to endure until midnight?

5. Who are the checks made out to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark Twain's novels and stories greatly influenced modern American literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by The Man That Corrupted HAdleyburg and discuss its similarities with the novel in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

Character

Setting

Plot

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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