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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 old lady reading in the parlor?

2. What does Mr. Richards say it is dreadful to be?

3. Who does the stranger say is Goodson's legitimate heir?

4. What does the narrator say the townfolk found the night after?

5. Why does Mr. Richards say he published the letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Richards say Burgess is friendly to them?

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

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

4. How does Wilson get everyone on his side?

5. What does Mrs. Richards learn about the stranger?

6. Why can the boy not stop the mail?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mark Twain uses a fictional town as his setting? How would he have to change the story if he used a real town? How does Twain use his setting to communicate character and theme?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

What were the main concerns during the 1900s? How does the author express these concerns?

How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG is a novella. What are the differences between a novella and a novel in terms of the following:

Language

Character

Structure

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