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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. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?
(a) With all of her attention on something amazing.
(b) With a puzzled, pinched look.
(c) With a startled, questioning look.
(d) With a focused suspicion.

2. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
(a) Flannery O'Connor.
(b) Shirley Jackson.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Katherine Anne Porter.

3. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?
(a) Playing with a puppy.
(b) Roller skating.
(c) Playing tag.
(d) Jumping rope.

4. What literary technique is used when Miss Strangeworth asks Helen if she has upset her husband by pointing out that the baby is " six months old and hasn't yet begun to learn to dance"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

5. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Charge her for the strawberries.
(b) Remind her to buy tea.
(c) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.
(d) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miss Strangeworth?

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

3. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?

4. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?

5. 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?

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