1. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?
(a) To counsel others and help them understand how to live a happy and ethical life.
(b) To stay isolated from the wickedness of the world.
(c) To keep an eye on everyone else and hold them to a high moral standard.
(d) To provide an example of kindness and concern for others.

2. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
(a) With the kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.
(b) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.
(c) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.
(d) In the surprised way that an adult looks at a child that has done something strange.

3. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?
(a) The Strangeworths.
(b) It is monogrammed with her initials.
(c) Strangeworth House.
(d) Miss Adela Strangeworth.

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?
(a) They think that she must have argued with her best friend.
(b) They think that there must be some problem at home.
(c) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(d) They think that she may be experimenting with alcohol.

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