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

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

3. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) She has never left it.
(d) One day.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?
(a) They do not have stamps on them.
(b) One has fallen onto the ground.
(c) She has forgotten to address one.
(d) The envelopes are not properly sealed.

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?
(a) They are easily led into evil actions.
(b) They try to sneak around and do bad things without getting caught.
(c) They have fallen below the standards of moral, civilized life.
(d) They can be ranked according to how good or bad they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

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