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

2. Why does Reverend Burgess like Mr. Richards?

3. Who does Mr. Richards say is not a bad man?

4. What did the stranger's plan light his head up with?

5. Which of the following does Mrs. Richards use to describe the mentality of the town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the stranger do the next morning?

2. Why does a builder come to the town?

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

4. What does the stranger say should happen if his plan is successful?

5. How does Mr. Richards react when he reads the stranger's note?

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

7. What does Wilson accuse Billson of?

8. What does Jack Halliday notice about the town?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the story's premise? Why are premises so important to a story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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