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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. Linda suggests that since no one in town seems to care about her and Dave, they should not bother to help anyone else. When Dave decides to help anyway, what does it demonstrate?
(a) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.
(b) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.
(c) That a good person chooses to be kind and helpful even in difficult times.
(d) That even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
2. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?
(a) Strangeworth House.
(b) It is monogrammed with her initials.
(c) The Strangeworths.
(d) Miss Adela Strangeworth.
3. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?
(a) Playing tag.
(b) Roller skating.
(c) Playing with a puppy.
(d) Jumping rope.
4. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
(a) She is too tired and decides to have a nap.
(b) She had a cup earlier in the day and thinks that a second cup is too indulgent.
(c) She has forgotten to buy tea at the grocery store.
(d) She believes that it will spoil her appetite for her midday meal.
5. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?
(a) To stay isolated from the wickedness of the world.
(b) To counsel others and help them understand how to live a happy and ethical life.
(c) To provide an example of kindness and concern for others.
(d) To keep an eye on everyone else and hold them to a high moral standard.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
2. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
3. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?
4. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?
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