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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the stranger decide he wanted to do to the town?
(a) Corrupt it.
(b) Help it.
(c) Islamize it.
(d) Destroy it.

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

3. Whose opinion does Mrs. Richards say she is now worried about?
(a) Reverend Burgess.
(b) James Anderson.
(c) Graeme Swann.
(d) Barclay Gordon.

4. What does Mrs. Richards say her husband has never uttered?
(a) A lie.
(b) A truth.
(c) A blasphemy.
(d) A curse word.

5. What happened to Nancy Hewitt?
(a) She ran away.
(b) She joined the marines.
(c) She fell in love with someone else.
(d) She died.

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

7. What does Mr. Richards say he and is wife should remember?
(a) It was the Christian thing.
(b) It was ordered.
(c) It was the nice thing.
(d) It was the right thing.

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

9. Which of the following words best describes Mr. and Mrs. Harkness' state of mind?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Delighted.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Loving.

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

11. Which of the following does Mrs. Richards use to describe the mentality of the town?
(a) Open.
(b) Closed.
(c) Stingy.
(d) Tight.

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

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

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

15. Who does Mr. Stephenson send letters to?
(a) The principal citizens.
(b) The loyal citizens.
(c) The dishonest citizens.
(d) The working class citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Cox's boss say Mr. Cox should not ship until he tells him?

2. From what country has the stranger just arrived?

3. What is the name of the stranger who wrote the letter?

4. Complete the following sentence; "A proof once established is _________________."

5. Who does Mr. Richards say is not a bad man?

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