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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. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?
(a) They try to sneak around and do bad things without getting caught.
(b) They are easily led into evil actions.
(c) They have fallen below the standards of moral, civilized life.
(d) They can be ranked according to how good or bad they are.

2. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
(a) Eating.
(b) Babbling and making speech sounds.
(c) Looking around at the world.
(d) Trying to move around.

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

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

5. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.
(b) Charge her for the strawberries.
(c) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."
(d) Remind her to buy tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?

2. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

3. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?

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

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?

(see the answer key)

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