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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the old lady reading in the parlor?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The Christian Times.
(c) The New Age Observer.
(d) The Missionary Herald.

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

3. Why does Mr. Richards not want to make the matter private?
(a) It would be dishonest.
(b) The town shares everything.
(c) It would be no fun.
(d) It would spoil the romance.

4. What does Mrs. Richards say is Mr. Goodson's one vanity?
(a) He thinks his wife is the most beautiful.
(b) He thinks he gives better advice.
(c) He thinks he is the town's most moral person.
(d) He thinks he has better hair.

5. Where does Mr. Richards meet Mr. Cox?
(a) The newspaper office.
(b) The church.
(c) The printing office.
(d) The town hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Mr. Richards plunges his hands through his hair like?

2. What is the paper's foreman the local representative of?

3. What kind of tone does the narrator say Mr. Cox speaks in when he says "What possessed you..."?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Richards worried will come at any moment?

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