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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 business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?
(a) A dairy farm.
(b) A lumber mill.
(c) A shipping company.
(d) A tailor shop.

2. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?
(a) Roller skating.
(b) Jumping rope.
(c) Playing with a puppy.
(d) Playing tag.

3. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Amused.
(d) Proud.

4. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?
(a) She looks as if she has not slept well.
(b) She seems distracted and is a little rude.
(c) She has clearly been crying.
(d) Her hair does not look as neat as usual.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?

2. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?

3. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

4. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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