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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. Where does the stranger say Goodson made the remark to him?
2. What does the narrator say Mr. Richards plunges his hands through his hair like?
3. Which character does the narrator say always notices everything?
4. Who falls down in this chapter?
5. Which of the following do the reporters make a picture of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does a builder come to the town?
2. What does the stranger say should happen if his plan is successful?
3. What do the Richardses decide is the best way to identify the rightful owner of the money?
4. How does the author describe the town hall on the day of the inquiry?
5. How does Mr. Richards react to the sack?
6. How does the stranger say he can make the coins worth their face value in gold?
7. How does Mrs. Richards react when she realizes what is in the sack?
8. In what way does the author present Halliday as the only honest character in the story?
9. Why does Mr. Richards think he and his wife are not to blame for what happened?
10. What do the Richardses think about during the night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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