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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. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.
(b) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(c) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.
(d) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.
3. 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 has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.
(c) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.
(d) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
4. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her great-grandfather.
(b) Miss Strangeworth.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.
5. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) Around the time the sun sets.
(b) Very early in the morning.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
2. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?
3. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
4. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?
5. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
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