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

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

3. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?
(a) She feels guilty and ashamed.
(b) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.
(c) She wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(d) She is delighted to know how much pain she has caused.

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 strange people who often seem out of touch with others.
(c) They are in love, in an exaggerated and perhaps foolish way.
(d) They have a difficult relationship and often argue.

5. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
(a) Eating.
(b) Looking around at the world.
(c) Trying to move around.
(d) Babbling and making speech sounds.