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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 color paper does Miss Strangeworth choose for the note to Don Crane about his baby daughter?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

2. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Shirley Jackson.
(d) Flannery O'Connor.

3. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
(a) "Golden."
(b) "Lovely."
(c) "Summery."
(d) "Mild."

4. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.
(b) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.
(c) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(d) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.

5. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?
(a) She is trying to make sure that her letters blend in with all of the other letters and notes in town.
(b) She wishes that she were more accepted as a "regular person" in the town.
(c) She does not think that her neighbors deserve her really nice stationery.
(d) She has less money than she pretends to and cannot afford to write so often on the expensive stationery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?

2. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?

3. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?

4. 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"?

5. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?

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