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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. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.
(b) Puzzling.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Embarrassing to a social superior.

2. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
(a) Money set aside for some purpose.
(b) A meeting of an official organization or group.
(c) Something that has been taken without permission.
(d) A policy statement.

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

4. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?
(a) She is making fun of the possibility that the baby has some kind of developmental problem.
(b) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.
(c) Helen Crane has referred to her as a "princess."
(d) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.

5. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?
(a) Rose Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Strangeworth Street.
(d) Pleasant Street.

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. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?

3. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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