View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halliday pretend is a camera?

2. Who does Mr. Richards say is not a bad man?

3. What does Mr. Cox's boss say Mr. Cox should not ship until he tells him?

4. What does Mrs. Richards say it is no time for?

5. Who did Goodson come close to marrying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Richardses become paranoid about church sermons?

3. What happens in the morning?

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

5. What do the Richardses think about during the night?

6. What does the stranger say should happen if his plan is successful?

7. Why does a builder come to the town?

8. Why can the boy not stop the mail?

9. Why did the stranger have to wait before implementing his plan?

10. Why does Mr. Richards not want to accept checks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

Character

Setting

Plot

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

Setting

Point of view

Structure

Language

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 733 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample