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

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

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?

3. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?

4. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?

5. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?

(see the answer key)

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