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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the town end up charging?
(a) Goodson.
(b) Pietersen.
(c) Harkness.
(d) Sawlsberry.

2. Why does Reverend Burgess like Mr. Richards?
(a) He fixed the Reverend's bicycle.
(b) He made a big donation to the church.
(c) He helped him out.
(d) He is a regular at church.

3. What is the old lady reading in the parlor?
(a) The Missionary Herald.
(b) The Christian Times.
(c) The New Age Observer.
(d) The Guardian.

4. What does Mrs. Richards say is Mr. Goodson's one vanity?
(a) He thinks he has better hair.
(b) He thinks his wife is the most beautiful.
(c) He thinks he is the town's most moral person.
(d) He thinks he gives better advice.

5. Which of the following activities did Mr. and Mrs. Richards used to do in the evening?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Barbecue ribs.
(c) Read books.
(d) Play chess.

6. What did the residents of Hadleyburg keep out of the way of young people?
(a) Television.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Temptations.
(d) Theater.

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

8. What kind of honesty does Mrs. Richards say the town has trained them to think?
(a) Hateful honesty.
(b) God's honesty.
(c) Artificial honesty.
(d) Idealistic honesty.

9. Who does Mr. Stephenson send letters to?
(a) The dishonest citizens.
(b) The principal citizens.
(c) The loyal citizens.
(d) The working class citizens.

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

11. Who is Mrs. Richards worried will come at any moment?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The stranger.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A burglar.

12. From what country has the stranger just arrived?
(a) France.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Britain.
(d) Canada.

13. What does Mrs. Richards say her husband has never uttered?
(a) A truth.
(b) A curse word.
(c) A blasphemy.
(d) A lie.

14. What did the stranger's plan light his head up with?
(a) The luminosity of life.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Evil joy.
(d) Corruption.

15. What does the narrator say the townfolk found the night after?
(a) Their dishonesty.
(b) Their hearts.
(c) Their tongues.
(d) Their love of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes Jack Halliday?

2. Why does Mrs. Richards say they cannot find the right man?

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

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

5. Who did Goodson come close to marrying?

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