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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 does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
(a) They are just another example of the anxieties Helen has always had.
(b) She should talk with her husband.
(c) She should talk with her baby's doctor.
(d) All babies develop differently.

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?
(a) She is making fun of the possibility that the baby has some kind of developmental problem.
(b) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.
(c) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.
(d) Helen Crane has referred to her as a "princess."

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

4. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A police station.
(b) A library.
(c) A museum.
(d) A school.

5. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?
(a) That his girlfriend probably killed her first husband.
(b) That his grandson is stealing from him.
(c) That his wife is cheating on him.
(d) That his nephew is plotting to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?

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

3. How old is Miss Strangeworth?

4. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?

5. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?

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