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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. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?
(a) Tommy Lewis's grandfather.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's father.
(c) Tommy Lewis's father.
(d) Tommy Lewis.

2. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

3. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that asks how the chemistry teacher can afford such a fancy car.
(b) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.
(c) One that accuses the principal of having an affair with a secretary.
(d) One that accuses the librarian of stealing from the library fund.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
(a) All babies develop differently.
(b) They are just another example of the anxieties Helen has always had.
(c) She should talk with her baby's doctor.
(d) She should talk with her husband.

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(b) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.
(c) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(d) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?

3. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?

4. Linda suggests that since no one in town seems to care about her and Dave, they should not bother to help anyone else. When Dave decides to help anyway, what does it demonstrate?

5. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?

(see the answer key)

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