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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Richards receive a letter from after throwing the money in the fire?
(a) Harkness.
(b) Halliday.
(c) Cox.
(d) Burgess.

2. What does Mr. Stephenson write that the Richards' honesty is beyond the reach of?
(a) Temptation.
(b) Himself.
(c) God.
(d) Life.

3. Who talks to the stranger in private?
(a) Mr. Harkness.
(b) Mr. Richards.
(c) Reverend Burgess.
(d) Mr. Cox.

4. What does Mr. Richards state all things are?
(a) Written in stone.
(b) Ordered.
(c) Fate.
(d) Spoken.

5. What does Burgess say one of either Mr. Wilson or Mr. Billson has committed?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) A theft.
(c) Treason.
(d) Plagarism.

6. What does the narrator say the sermon bristles with?
(a) Accusations.
(b) Fun.
(c) Anger.
(d) Camaraderie.

7. Whose remark does Burgess open next?
(a) Mr. Richard's.
(b) Pinkerton's.
(c) Mr. Halliday's.
(d) Mr. Harkness's.

8. What does Mr. Richards say he wishes he was?
(a) Dead.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Alone.
(d) Young.

9. What does the narrator say Burgess can hear?
(a) The rats.
(b) His microbes.
(c) The mice.
(d) His toe nails.

10. Who laugh so hard that tears run down their cheeks?
(a) The reporters.
(b) The photographers.
(c) The people from Brixton.
(d) The working classes.

11. At whom is Burgess' sermon aimed?
(a) People concealing sin.
(b) People gossiping.
(c) People living no life.
(d) People lying.

12. Who does Mr. Richards send for?
(a) Pinkerton.
(b) Burgess.
(c) Halliday.
(d) Cox.

13. Which of the following couples stands to speak?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Fields.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Richards.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Laurel.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Cox.

14. What do the Richardses have to endure until midnight?
(a) Parties.
(b) Riots.
(c) Congratulations.
(d) Stone throwing.

15. What is written on the second envelope Burgess pulls out of the sack?
(a) Nuts.
(b) The riot.
(c) The test.
(d) The light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to pick up the sack at 9:00 am?

2. What does the Chair say he cannot allow Mr. Richards to do?

3. Where does the stranger take the sack?

4. What are the yellow coins made of?

5. With what does Mr. Wilson charge Mr. Burgess?

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