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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Richards want to do with the money?
(a) Throw it in the sea.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Put it in the bank.

2. Why does Mrs. Richards say they cannot find the right man?
(a) He is a con artist.
(b) He is in his grave.
(c) He is in another town.
(d) He is a higher force.

3. What kind of tone does the narrator say Mr. Cox speaks in when he says "What possessed you..."?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Vexed.
(c) Trembling.
(d) Throaty.

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

5. Which of the following areas of America does the narrator not mention?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alaska.
(c) New York.
(d) Montreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the stranger decide he wanted to do to the town?

2. Where does Mr. Richards meet Mr. Cox?

3. What does Mrs. Richards say is Mr. Goodson's one vanity?

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

5. Why does Mr. Richards say he published the letter?

(see the answer key)

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