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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 kind of fit does Mrs. Richards fall into as she feels the sack?
(a) Longing.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Absence.
(d) Love.

2. Why does Mr. Richards not want to make the matter private?
(a) It would spoil the romance.
(b) It would be no fun.
(c) The town shares everything.
(d) It would be dishonest.

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

4. Who does the stranger say is Goodson's legitimate heir?
(a) The Richards.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Nightingales.
(d) Halliday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Mr. Richards plunges his hands through his hair like?

2. Why does Mrs. Richards say she wants to be left alone?

3. Where does the stranger say Goodson made the remark to him?

4. Where do Mr. And Mrs. Richards have to go to in the morning?

5. Who does Mr. Stephenson send letters to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the stranger say should happen if no one claims the money?

2. What does Mr. Richards confess to Burgess?

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

4. How does the town decide to change after the Richardses pass away?

5. How does Wilson get everyone on his side?

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

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

8. What does Jack Halliday notice about the town?

9. How does Mr. Richards think Burgess is trying to harm him?

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

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