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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the residents of Hadleyburg teach their babies in the cradle?
(a) The principles of Christianity.
(b) The principles of honest dealings.
(c) The principles of love.
(d) The principles of life.

3. What does Mr. Richards say it is dreadful to be?
(a) Ill.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Poor.
(d) Rich.

4. Who does Mr. Richards say is not a bad man?
(a) Sheriff Jonson.
(b) Barclay Gorgon.
(c) Mayor Jacks.
(d) The Reverend Burgess.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Richards think she and her husband deserve the money?

3. Which of the following people does Mrs. Richards say has twitted them?

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

5. Why does Reverend Burgess like Mr. Richards?

(see the answer key)

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