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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Reverend Burgess like Mr. Richards?
(a) He is a regular at church.
(b) He made a big donation to the church.
(c) He helped him out.
(d) He fixed the Reverend's bicycle.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say Mr. Richards plunges his hands through his hair like?
(a) A somnambulist.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A hypnotist.
(d) A butcher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do Mr. and Mrs. Richards think gave the stranger $20?

3. Why did Mr. Richards decide against saving the Reverend Burgess?

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

5. Why can Mr. Richards not tell his wife how he helped Goodson?

(see the answer key)

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