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

2. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?
(a) Rose Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Pleasant Street.
(d) Strangeworth Street.

3. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?
(a) That her neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.
(b) That the police are waiting to arrest her.
(c) That her roses have been destroyed.
(d) That the front of her house has been vandalized.

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

5. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
(a) He hopes that Mr. Crane will give him a reward.
(b) He thinks that it might have good news in it for Mr. Crane.
(c) He hopes that it will help Mr. Stewart to see that he is actually a nice guy.
(d) He has a suspicion that Miss Strangeworth is the anonymous letter writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?

2. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?

3. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?

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

5. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?

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