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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. Where do Mr. And Mrs. Richards have to go to in the morning?

2. Which of the following does Mrs. Richards use to describe the mentality of the town?

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

4. What do people keep handing the Reverend?

5. What does Mr. Richards say the town has trained them to think?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does a builder come to the town?

3. What does the Reverend tell the town before they proceed with opening the notes?

4. Why does Mr. Richards say Burgess is not as mean-spirited as the town thinks?

5. How does a stranger try to get the 18 principals to bid for the sack?

6. Why are similar scenes as the scenes at the Richardses being performed in 18 other houses?

7. What does the stranger do the next morning?

8. How does Hadleyburg make sure all its residents are honest?

9. How does Burgess try to settle the dispute between Wilson and Burgess?

10. How does Wilson get everyone on his side?

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

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

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?

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