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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 letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that asks how the chemistry teacher can afford such a fancy car.
(b) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.
(c) One that accuses the librarian of stealing from the library fund.
(d) One that accuses the principal of having an affair with a secretary.

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
(a) She notices that a car has turned down the street and is getting close.
(b) She is busy thinking about sending a letter to Dave Harris's father.
(c) Linda Stewart begins sobbing again.
(d) One of the younger children bumps into her.

3. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?
(a) A lumber mill.
(b) A shipping company.
(c) A tailor shop.
(d) A dairy farm.

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

5. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) The baby.
(d) Miss Strangeworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?

3. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?

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

5. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?

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