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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. When Linda and Dave are seen together after school, they look "bleak" (422). How do they look?
(a) Hopeless.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Cold.

2. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
(a) He hopes that it will help Mr. Stewart to see that he is actually a nice guy.
(b) He has a suspicion that Miss Strangeworth is the anonymous letter writer.
(c) He thinks that it might have good news in it for Mr. Crane.
(d) He hopes that Mr. Crane will give him a reward.

3. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her great-grandmother.
(c) Miss Strangeworth.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Predictable.
(b) Embarrassing to a social superior.
(c) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.
(d) Puzzling.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?

2. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

3. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?

4. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

5. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?

(see the answer key)

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