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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Richardses were about to learn?

2. Whose is the fourth remark that the Chair reads?

3. What does the narrator say the sermon bristles with?

4. What does Mr. Burgess take out of his pocket?

5. Why does Mr. Wilson say he has stood up?

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

Mark Twain's novels and stories greatly influenced modern American literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by The Man That Corrupted HAdleyburg and discuss its similarities with the novel in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

Themes.

Essay Topic 3

Pick two character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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