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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. What literary technique is used when Miss Strangeworth asks Helen if she has upset her husband by pointing out that the baby is " six months old and hasn't yet begun to learn to dance"?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Simile.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

2. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her great-grandfather.

3. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The baby.
(c) Miss Strangeworth.
(d) Her husband.

4. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?
(a) Rose Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Pleasant Street.
(d) Strangeworth Street.

5. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?
(a) With a puzzled, pinched look.
(b) With all of her attention on something amazing.
(c) With a focused suspicion.
(d) With a startled, questioning look.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?

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

3. Who is Ethan Allen?

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

5. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?

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