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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who falls down in this chapter?
(a) Mr. Harkness.
(b) Mr. Richard.
(c) Mrs. Richards.
(d) Mrs. Harkness.

2. What does the narrator say Hadlyburg is vain beyond?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Comprehension.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Life.

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

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

5. From what country has the stranger just arrived?
(a) Britain.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the reporters make a picture of?

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

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

4. Which of the following words best describes Jack Halliday?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Richardses decide is the best way to identify the rightful owner of the money?

2. Why did the stranger have to wait before implementing his plan?

3. Why did the stranger fashion his scheme around a person that the townsfolk did not like?

4. Why do the Richardses summon Burgess to their house?

5. What does Halliday notice about the town's citizens after they have received the letters?

6. What does Mrs. Richards say she now thinks about honesty?

7. Why does the stranger want to do harm to Hadleyburg?

8. What does Wilson accuse Billson of?

9. How does Hadleyburg make sure all its residents are honest?

10. What does the stranger do the next morning?

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