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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. Who did the town end up charging?

2. What does Jack Halliday say Mrs. Wilcox's cat has had?

3. Why can Mr. Richards not tell his wife how he helped Goodson?

4. Which character does the narrator say always notices everything?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Wilson get everyone on his side?

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

4. What rumor does Burgess have to deny?

5. Why did the stranger fashion his scheme around a person that the townsfolk did not like?

6. What same conclusion do Mr. Cox and Mr. Richards come to?

7. What does Burgess write in his note to Mr. Richards?

8. What does the stranger do the next morning?

9. What news spreads around the town about Mr. and Mrs. Richards?

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

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

Aside from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about the early 20th century society:

1) Vanity.

2) Class system.

3) Treatment of outsiders.

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