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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. What did the stranger's plan light his head up with?
(a) The luminosity of life.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Evil joy.

2. Who do Mr. and Mrs. Richards think gave the stranger $20?
(a) Jack Smits.
(b) Barclay Gordon.
(c) Hannah Goodwin.
(d) Yosser Hughes.

3. Which of the following people does Mrs. Richards say has twitted them?
(a) The Jeminas.
(b) The Wombles.
(c) The Wilsons.
(d) The Christians.

4. What does Jack Halliday say Mrs. Wilcox's cat has had?
(a) A seizure.
(b) Puppies.
(c) A conversion.
(d) Kittens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Stephenson send letters to?

2. What is the paper's foreman the local representative of?

3. Why can Mr. Richards not tell his wife how he helped Goodson?

4. Whose comments does the narrator say became increasingly disagreeable?

5. Where does Mr. Richards meet Mr. Cox?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the other towns think of Hadleyburg?

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

3. Why are similar scenes as the scenes at the Richardses being performed in 18 other houses?

4. What does the stranger write in his note to the Richardses?

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

6. How does Wilson get everyone on his side?

7. What is Hadleyburg's reputation?

8. Why is Mrs. Richards angry at her husband?

9. What does the stranger's second note say?

10. What rumor does Burgess have to deny?

(see the answer keys)

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