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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 Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?
(a) Miss Strangeworth is getting absentminded.
(b) Miss Strangeworth is cruel.
(c) Miss Strangeworth is weird.
(d) Miss Strangeworth is not generous.

2. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?
(a) The way that Helen Crane fusses over the baby.
(b) The baby's beautiful features.
(c) The baby's fancy hat and stroller cover.
(d) The Cranes' wealth.

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 wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(c) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.
(d) She is delighted to know how much pain she has caused.

4. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) One month.
(b) She has never left it.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?
(a) Helen Crane has referred to her as a "princess."
(b) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.
(c) She is making fun of the possibility that the baby has some kind of developmental problem.
(d) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?

2. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?

3. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?

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

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?

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