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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. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.
(b) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.
(c) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(d) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.

2. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?
(a) Miss Strangeworth is getting absentminded.
(b) Miss Strangeworth is not generous.
(c) Miss Strangeworth is weird.
(d) Miss Strangeworth is cruel.

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

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?
(a) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.
(b) That even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
(c) That a good person chooses to be kind and helpful even in difficult times.
(d) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

3. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?

4. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?

5. What color paper does Miss Strangeworth choose for the note to Don Crane about his baby daughter?

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