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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. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The baby.

2. 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 a focused suspicion.
(c) With all of her attention on something amazing.
(d) With a puzzled, pinched look.

3. What literary technique is used when Miss Strangeworth asks Helen if she has upset her husband by pointing out that the baby is " six months old and hasn't yet begun to learn to dance"?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Simile.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

4. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

5. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
(a) She has forgotten to buy tea at the grocery store.
(b) She had a cup earlier in the day and thinks that a second cup is too indulgent.
(c) She believes that it will spoil her appetite for her midday meal.
(d) She is too tired and decides to have a nap.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?

3. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?

4. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?

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

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