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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Richards meet Mr. Cox?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The printing office.
(c) The newspaper office.
(d) The church.

2. What does the narrator say Mr. Richards plunges his hands through his hair like?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A somnambulist.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A hypnotist.

3. What does Mr. Richards say the town has trained them to think?
(a) Honestly.
(b) Lovingly.
(c) Dishonestly.
(d) Joylessly.

4. What does Mr. Cox's boss say Mr. Cox should not ship until he tells him?
(a) The early mail.
(b) The evening news.
(c) The late mail.
(d) The lunchtime news.

5. Why does Mr. Richards say he published the letter?
(a) It was the honest thing to do.
(b) It said publish it.
(c) He wants to share the riches.
(d) He would have been found out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the town end up charging?

2. What does Mr. Richards say he and is wife should remember?

3. Who is Mrs. Richards worried will come at any moment?

4. What does Mrs. Richards say she has been all her life?

5. What kind of tone does the narrator say Mr. Cox speaks in when he says "What possessed you..."?

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