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

2. How old is Miss Strangeworth?
(a) 91.
(b) 61.
(c) 81.
(d) 71.

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

4. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?
(a) That his girlfriend probably killed her first husband.
(b) That his wife is cheating on him.
(c) That his nephew is plotting to kill him.
(d) That his grandson is stealing from him.

5. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
(a) Looking around at the world.
(b) Trying to move around.
(c) Eating.
(d) Babbling and making speech sounds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?

3. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

4. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?

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

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