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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 Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?
(a) That her neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.
(b) That the police are waiting to arrest her.
(c) That her roses have been destroyed.
(d) That the front of her house has been vandalized.

2. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?
(a) The Cranes' wealth.
(b) The way that Helen Crane fusses over the baby.
(c) The baby's fancy hat and stroller cover.
(d) The baby's beautiful features.

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

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

5. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?
(a) They could not afford the more expensive cream-colored paper.
(b) They are almost out of paper.
(c) They are trying to show off.
(d) They are irritated at the person they are writing to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?

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

3. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?

4. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?

5. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?

(see the answer key)

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