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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. What is the whole village now doing in the evenings?

2. Which of the following people does Mrs. Richards say has twitted them?

3. What does Mrs. Richards say is Mr. Goodson's one vanity?

4. Complete the following sentence; "A proof once established is _________________."

5. What did the stranger's plan light his head up with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harkness want to buy the sack from the stranger?

2. Why does a builder come to the town?

3. What does the stranger say should happen if no one claims the money?

4. What does the stranger tell Mrs. Richards?

5. What rumor does Burgess have to deny?

6. How does the town react when Burgess declares that Billson is the rightful heir to the money?

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

8. How does Edward prove himself not as honest as what he would have his wife to believe?

9. How does a minor citizen make everyone in the town hall erupt with laughter?

10. Why does Mr. Richards say he did not speak up in defense of Burgess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the novel.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the story? How do turning points work to keep a reader interested in the story? When does Twain use his turning points and why does he use them at those particular moments in 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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