1. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(b) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(c) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.
(d) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.

2. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?
(a) He asked her to marry him and then broke off their engagement.
(b) It was not usual for adults in this time to use one another's first names.
(c) She thinks that his status as a grocer is beneath her.
(d) They had a terrible fight in high school.

3. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
(a) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.
(b) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.
(c) With the kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.
(d) In the surprised way that an adult looks at a child that has done something strange.

4. 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.

5. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?
(a) Tommy Lewis's grandfather.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's father.
(c) Tommy Lewis.
(d) Tommy Lewis's father.