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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 Mrs. Richards say she has been all her life?
(a) A firebug.
(b) A humbug.
(c) A lightning bug.
(d) A blowbug.

2. What does the narrator say Hadleyburg is known to most Americans as?
(a) Hadleyburg the Incorruptible.
(b) Hadleyburg the Disruptible.
(c) Hadleyburg the Lovable.
(d) Hadleyberg the Discernable.

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

4. Who does Mrs. Richard call Mr. Richards' friend?
(a) Barclay Gordon.
(b) The stranger.
(c) Mr. Harkness.
(d) Reverend Burgess.

5. What kind of honesty does Mrs. Richards say the town has trained them to think?
(a) Artificial honesty.
(b) Hateful honesty.
(c) Idealistic honesty.
(d) God's honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mr. Richards not tell his wife about the Reverend?

2. What does Mr. Richards say it is dreadful to be?

3. Which of the following does Mrs. Richards use to describe the mentality of the town?

4. Where do Mr. And Mrs. Richards have to go to in the morning?

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

(see the answer key)

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