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

2. Where does Mr. Richards meet Mr. Cox?
(a) The printing office.
(b) The town hall.
(c) The church.
(d) The newspaper office.

3. What is the old lady reading in the parlor?
(a) The New Age Observer.
(b) The Guardian.
(c) The Christian Times.
(d) The Missionary Herald.

4. Complete the following sentence; "A proof once established is _________________."
(a) Better left so.
(b) Concrete.
(c) A liability.
(d) The truth.

5. Who does Mrs. Richards say her husband is free of?
(a) Pinkerton.
(b) Dillinger.
(c) Cox.
(d) Halliday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the stranger set down his sack in the cashier's house?

3. What does Jack Halliday say Mrs. Wilcox's cat has had?

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

5. Who did the town end up charging?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Richards learn about the stranger?

2. Why does Mr. Richards say Burgess is friendly to them?

3. In what way does the author present Halliday as the only honest character in the story?

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

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

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

7. Why does Harkness want to buy the sack from the stranger?

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

9. Why can the boy not stop the mail?

10. What does the Reverend tell the town before they proceed with opening the notes?

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