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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the yellow coins made of?

2. Who does Mr. Richards send for?

3. Who does the Chair call forward to receive the money?

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

5. What does Mr. Wilson say he thought had taken his note to a different place on his desk?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare the town of Hadleyburg before the the stranger arrived with the money to the town of Hadleyburg after Mr. and Mrs. Richards' pass away. How did the stranger affect the following areas of Hadleyburg life:

1) The public's trust of their superiors.

2) The town's identity.

3) The town's attitude to outsiders.

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