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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. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?
(a) Tommy Lewis.
(b) Tommy Lewis's father.
(c) Tommy Lewis's grandfather.
(d) Miss Strangeworth's father.

2. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Proud.
(d) Amused.

3. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?
(a) Roses.
(b) Carnations.
(c) Gladiolus.
(d) Poppies.

4. Who is Ethan Allen?
(a) A Revolutionary War hero.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's deceased husband.
(c) The librarian's boyfriend.
(d) Miss Strangeworth's next-door neighbor.

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 making fun of the possibility that the baby has some kind of developmental problem.
(c) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.
(d) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?

2. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?

3. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?

4. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?

5. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?

(see the answer key)

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