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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. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?
(a) They are in love, in an exaggerated and perhaps foolish way.
(b) They have a difficult relationship and often argue.
(c) They are kind people but perhaps not very intelligent.
(d) They are strange people who often seem out of touch with others.

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

3. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
(a) "Addie."
(b) "Worthy"
(c) "Miss Adela."
(d) "Adela."

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

5. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
(a) "Lovely."
(b) "Golden."
(c) "Summery."
(d) "Mild."

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

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

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

4. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?

5. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?

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