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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. Where does the stranger set down his sack in the cashier's house?
(a) Behind the stove.
(b) Under the floorboards.
(c) On top of the wardrobe.
(d) Under the bed.

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

3. What should the candidate hand to Rev. Burgess?
(a) A prayer book.
(b) A reference letter.
(c) A sealed envelope.
(d) A vial of blood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tone does the narrator say Mr. Cox speaks in when he says "What possessed you..."?

2. Which of the following areas of America does the narrator not mention?

3. What is the name of the stranger who wrote the letter?

4. Who does Mr. Richards think that Goodson despised?

5. Whose opinion does Mrs. Richards say she is now worried about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Richardses become paranoid about church sermons?

3. How does Burgess try to settle the dispute between Wilson and Burgess?

4. What does Jack Halliday notice about the town?

5. How does Mrs. Richards react when she realizes what is in the sack?

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

7. What happens in the morning?

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

9. How do the townspeople react when Mr. Richards stands up to address them?

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

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