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

2. What job does Miss Chandler hold?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Grocery clerk.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Schoolteacher.

3. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) She has never left it.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

4. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A police station.
(b) A library.
(c) A museum.
(d) A school.

5. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?
(a) Her hair does not look as neat as usual.
(b) She has clearly been crying.
(c) She seems distracted and is a little rude.
(d) She looks as if she has not slept well.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?

2. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?

3. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?

4. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

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

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