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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Possibility of Evil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?
(a) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.
(b) It is something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.
(c) It is flexible in the way that facts are not.
(d) It is the kind of thing that people argue about.

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) She knows Linda's parents well.
(b) It is a public place.
(c) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(d) She means to help Linda with her troubles.

3. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A museum.
(b) A school.
(c) A police station.
(d) A library.

4. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) She has never left it.

5. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) Around the time the sun sets.
(c) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
(d) Very early in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?

2. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?

3. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?

4. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?

5. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?

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