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

2. 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) Helen Crane has referred to her as a "princess."
(c) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.
(d) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.

3. 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 looks as if she has not slept well.
(d) She seems distracted and is a little rude.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
(a) They are just another example of the anxieties Helen has always had.
(b) She should talk with her baby's doctor.
(c) She should talk with her husband.
(d) All babies develop differently.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?

2. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

3. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?

4. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?

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

(see the answer key)

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