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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following sentence; "A proof once established is _________________."

2. What is the name of the only other town that the narrator mentions?

3. Who do the townspeople think helped the Reverend?

4. Which of the following words best describes Jack Halliday?

5. Where should the candidates appear at 8:00 in the evening on Friday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the stranger say he can make the coins worth their face value in gold?

2. What is Hadleyburg's reputation?

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

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

5. What news spreads around the town about Mr. and Mrs. Richards?

6. Why does a builder come to the town?

7. What does Mrs. Richards say she now thinks about honesty?

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

9. Why are the Hadleyburg residents acting so moody?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark Twain writes the book in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of the 1900s.

In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

How does the book express the changes America was going through at the time?

What values does modern society share with 1900s America?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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