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

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

3. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?
(a) Quickly, briskly, as if she is in a hurry.
(b) Delicately, with small steps; in a charming way.
(c) Boldly, as if she is in charge of her surroundings.
(d) Slowly, in an unsteady and careful manner.

4. What job does Miss Chandler hold?
(a) Grocery clerk.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Nanny.

5. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?
(a) Gladiolus.
(b) Poppies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Carnations.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?

4. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?

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

(see the answer key)

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