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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. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?
(a) Delicately, with small steps; in a charming way.
(b) Slowly, in an unsteady and careful manner.
(c) Quickly, briskly, as if she is in a hurry.
(d) Boldly, as if she is in charge of her surroundings.

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

3. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?
(a) With a startled, questioning look.
(b) With all of her attention on something amazing.
(c) With a puzzled, pinched look.
(d) With a focused suspicion.

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

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) She knows Linda's parents well.
(b) It is a public place.
(c) She means to help Linda with her troubles.
(d) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

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

4. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?

(see the answer key)

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