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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. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(b) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(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. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Proud.
(c) Amused.
(d) Jealous.
3. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?
(a) Dave Harris.
(b) Martha Harper.
(c) Linda Stewart.
(d) Don Crane.
4. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
(c) Very early in the morning.
(d) Around the time the sun sets.
5. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.
(b) One that asks how the chemistry teacher can afford such a fancy car.
(c) One that accuses the librarian of stealing from the library fund.
(d) One that accuses the principal of having an affair with a secretary.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?
2. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
3. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
4. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
5. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?
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