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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Hadleyburg residents claim their town is destined to live in forever under the word incorruptible?
(a) The theasaurus.
(b) The national cook book.
(c) The dictionary.
(d) The encyclopedia.

2. What do the Wilsons arrange?
(a) A fancy dress ball.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) A sermon.
(d) A pillow fight.

3. How does Mr. Richards say he feels about helping the Reverend?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Glad.
(c) Bad.
(d) Happy.

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

5. Which character does the narrator say always notices everything?
(a) Barclay Gordon.
(b) Jack Smitts.
(c) Jack Halliday.
(d) Reverend Burgess.

6. How does the narrator describe the sides of the sack?
(a) Smooth.
(b) Ridgy.
(c) Bumby.
(d) Rough.

7. What does Mr. Richards say the town has trained them to think?
(a) Lovingly.
(b) Joylessly.
(c) Dishonestly.
(d) Honestly.

8. Where does everyone run to?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) The bank.
(c) The townhall.
(d) The church.

9. What do people keep handing the Reverend?
(a) Envelopes.
(b) Money.
(c) Invitations.
(d) Speeches.

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

11. Where should the candidates appear at 8:00 in the evening on Friday?
(a) The theater.
(b) The town hall.
(c) The bell tower.
(d) The assembly hall.

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

13. Why does Mrs. Richards think she and her husband deserve the money?
(a) They have workerd hard all their lives.
(b) They are old and poor.
(c) They alway help other people.
(d) They will do good things with the money.

14. What does the stranger say he used to be?
(a) A gambler.
(b) An alcoholic.
(c) A con artist.
(d) A bank manager.

15. Why does Mrs. Richards say she wants to be left alone?
(a) She is too happy.
(b) She is too fat.
(c) She is too ill.
(d) She is too miserable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reverend Burgess like Mr. Richards?

2. What did Goodson tell Richards to do when he tried to convert him?

3. Whose opinion does Mrs. Richards say she is now worried about?

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

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

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