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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. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?
(a) It is the kind of thing that people argue about.
(b) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.
(c) It is something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.
(d) It is flexible in the way that facts are not.

2. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?
(a) A lumber mill.
(b) A dairy farm.
(c) A tailor shop.
(d) A shipping company.

3. Who is Ethan Allen?
(a) Miss Strangeworth's deceased husband.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's next-door neighbor.
(c) A Revolutionary War hero.
(d) The librarian's boyfriend.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?
(a) The envelopes are not properly sealed.
(b) They do not have stamps on them.
(c) She has forgotten to address one.
(d) One has fallen onto the ground.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the people in town decide is wrong with Linda Stewart after they realize that she has not had a fight with her boyfriend?

5. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?

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