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

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

3. How does Mr. Richards imagine Goodson tried to kill himself?
(a) By shooting himself.
(b) By hanging himself.
(c) By drowning.
(d) By slitting his wrists.

4. What does Mr. Richards want to do with the money?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Put it in the bank.
(d) Throw it in the sea.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people keep handing the Reverend?

2. Who does the stranger say is Goodson's legitimate heir?

3. What does the narrator say Hadleyburg is known to most Americans as?

4. How does the narrator describe the sides of the sack?

5. Who do the townspeople think helped the Reverend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a minor citizen make everyone in the town hall erupt with laughter?

2. Why does Mr. Richards say Burgess is not as mean-spirited as the town thinks?

3. How does the town react when Burgess declares that Billson is the rightful heir to the money?

4. How does Mr. Richards react when he reads the stranger's note?

5. What same conclusion do Mr. Cox and Mr. Richards come to?

6. How does Mr. Richards react to the sack?

7. What kindness does Mr. Richards decide he must have performed for Goodson?

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

9. What does the stranger do the next morning?

10. What does a man say is the difference between Wilson's and Billson's notes?

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