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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the following sentence; "A proof once established is _________________."
(a) Better left so.
(b) The truth.
(c) Concrete.
(d) A liability.

2. Who is a puzzled man other than Jack Halliday?
(a) The Reverend Burgess.
(b) Mr. Pinkerton.
(c) The Mayor Snip.
(d) Murray Goodwin.

3. Which of the following activities did Mr. and Mrs. Richards used to do in the evening?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Read books.
(c) Barbecue ribs.
(d) Play chess.

4. Which of the following do the reporters not make a picture of?
(a) Mr. Richard's house.
(b) The sack.
(c) Mr. Cox's house.
(d) The bank.

5. Where does the stranger say Goodson made the remark to him?
(a) Didcot Alley.
(b) Hale Alley.
(c) Berlin Alley.
(d) Utopia Alley.

6. What kind of expression do the town folks' faces have at the end of the week?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Holy happiness.

7. What did Goodson tell Richards to do when he tried to convert him?
(a) Mind your own business.
(b) Bury your head in the sand.
(c) Marry someone else.
(d) Pick on someone who cares.

8. What does Mr. Richards want to make his proof of mind?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Honest.
(c) Humble.
(d) Peaceful.

9. What does Mr. Cox's boss say Mr. Cox should not ship until he tells him?
(a) The late mail.
(b) The evening news.
(c) The lunchtime news.
(d) The early mail.

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

11. Who does Mrs. Richards say her husband is free of?
(a) Halliday.
(b) Cox.
(c) Pinkerton.
(d) Dillinger.

12. Why did Mr. Richards not tell his wife about the Reverend?
(a) She would have told the newspaper.
(b) Her face would have betrayed the secret.
(c) She would have beat up the Reverend.
(d) She would of turned hysterical.

13. What does Halliday pretend is a camera?
(a) A helmut.
(b) A fishing rod.
(c) A cigar box.
(d) A cigarette box.

14. What does Mrs. Richards say it is no time for?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Rain.

15. What does the narrator say the townfolk found the night after?
(a) Their tongues.
(b) Their hearts.
(c) Their dishonesty.
(d) Their love of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes Pinkerton?

2. What does the sack contain?

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

4. What do the Wilsons arrange?

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

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