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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 mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
(a) Anger, because she isolates herself from the world.
(b) Amusement, because she thinks she is more popular than she is.
(c) Jealousy, because her family has so much money.
(d) Pity, because she is all alone in the world.

2. What color paper does Miss Strangeworth choose for the note to Don Crane about his baby daughter?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

3. 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 she may be experimenting with alcohol.
(c) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(d) They think that there must be some problem at home.

4. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?
(a) Dave Harris.
(b) Martha Harper.
(c) Don Crane.
(d) Linda Stewart.

5. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her great-grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best definition of "proverbial" in the sentence "Miss Strangeworth's hats were proverbial in the town" (426)?

2. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?

3. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?

4. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?

5. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?

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