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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. Why does Mrs. Richards think she and her husband deserve the money?

2. What does Halliday realize are not dead?

3. What does Mrs. Richards say she could do for joy?

4. Why did Mr. Richards not tell his wife about the Reverend?

5. What kind of fit does Mrs. Richards fall into as she feels the sack?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Hadleyburg's reputation?

3. Why does the stranger want to do harm to Hadleyburg?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Richards not tell his wife about the good deed he did for Goodson?

9. Why does Mr. Richards think he and his wife are not to blame for what happened?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark Twain's novels and stories greatly influenced modern American literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by The Man That Corrupted HAdleyburg and discuss its similarities with the novel in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

Themes.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the town of Hadleyburg before the the stranger arrived with the money to the town of Hadleyburg after Mr. and Mrs. Richards' pass away. How did the stranger affect the following areas of Hadleyburg life:

1) The public's trust of their superiors.

2) The town's identity.

3) The town's attitude to outsiders.

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