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

2. Linda suggests that since no one in town seems to care about her and Dave, they should not bother to help anyone else. When Dave decides to help anyway, what does it demonstrate?
(a) That even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
(b) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.
(c) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.
(d) That a good person chooses to be kind and helpful even in difficult times.

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

4. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?
(a) They are kind people but perhaps not very intelligent.
(b) They are strange people who often seem out of touch with others.
(c) They have a difficult relationship and often argue.
(d) They are in love, in an exaggerated and perhaps foolish way.

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(b) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.
(c) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(d) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.