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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. Who does Mrs. Richards say her husband is free of?

2. Where does everyone run to?

3. From what country has the stranger just arrived?

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

5. How does Mr. Richards say he feels about helping the Reverend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does the stranger say he devised his scheme?

6. How does the town react when Burgess declares that Billson is the rightful heir to the money?

7. How does Hadleyburg make sure all its residents are honest?

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

9. Why does Mr. Richards not want to accept checks?

10. How does the author describe the town hall on the day of the inquiry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the story? How do turning points work to keep a reader interested in the story? When does Twain use his turning points and why does he use them at those particular moments in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Mr. Richards' character to the person he was at the beginning to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What did Mr. Richards hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events change Mr. Richards' ideas about life?

3) How has Mr. Richards' character changed by the end of the novel?

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