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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Richardses do after the church service?
(a) Go to the railway station.
(b) Drink tea.
(c) Talk to Burgess.
(d) Hurry home.

2. Who talks to the stranger in private?
(a) Reverend Burgess.
(b) Mr. Richards.
(c) Mr. Harkness.
(d) Mr. Cox.

3. Who does Wingate suggest they give the money to?
(a) Mr. Halliday.
(b) Mr. Burgess.
(c) Mr. Richards.
(d) Mr. Harkness.

4. For whom was Mr. Richards going to plead?
(a) Himself.
(b) The other men.
(c) The stranger.
(d) The town.

5. With what does Mr. Wilson charge Mr. Burgess?
(a) Plagarism.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Pilfering his note.
(d) Treason.

6. What does the gold sack stand on?
(a) A little table.
(b) A stool.
(c) A sewing table.
(d) A throne.

7. What are the yellow coins made of?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Lead.
(d) Aluminion.

8. What does Mr. Richards ask his wife to do to him?
(a) Fan him.
(b) Slap him.
(c) Kick him.
(d) Kiss him.

9. What does Mr. Richards say he does not want to die like?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A mole.

10. What tone of voice does the Tanner use to say that the money should be divided among the 18 incorruptibles?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Loving.
(c) Fun filled.
(d) Hate filled.

11. Why does the doctor say the town is distressed?
(a) The Richardses were the town's last two honest people.
(b) The Richardses have threatened to kill themselves.
(c) The Richardses have burned their money.
(d) The Richardses have contracted a contagious disease.

12. What does the Chair ask someone to close?
(a) The windows.
(b) The sack.
(c) The doors.
(d) The tea urn.

13. Who does Mr. Richards send for?
(a) Pinkerton.
(b) Cox.
(c) Burgess.
(d) Halliday.

14. What frightens Sarah about the Richardses?
(a) Their angry tones.
(b) Their random questions.
(c) Their nervous twitches.
(d) Their sharp gazes.

15. To whom do the voices say the Chair should be kind?
(a) The poor.
(b) The rich.
(c) The privileged.
(d) The lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the gallery fronts clothed in?

2. What does the stranger say he wanted to damage?

3. Who do the Richardses imagine is listening to them in the next room?

4. What will the stranger have to do to catch Hadleyburg napping again?

5. What does Mr. Wilson say he thought had taken his note to a different place on his desk?

(see the answer keys)

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