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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. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?
(a) She thinks that his status as a grocer is beneath her.
(b) It was not usual for adults in this time to use one another's first names.
(c) He asked her to marry him and then broke off their engagement.
(d) They had a terrible fight in high school.
2. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
(a) "Miss Adela."
(b) "Adela."
(c) "Worthy"
(d) "Addie."
3. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?
(a) Martha Harper.
(b) Dave Harris.
(c) Linda Stewart.
(d) Don Crane.
4. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) It is a public place.
(b) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(c) She knows Linda's parents well.
(d) She means to help Linda with her troubles.
5. 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 have fallen below the standards of moral, civilized life.
(c) They can be ranked according to how good or bad they are.
(d) They are easily led into evil actions.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
2. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
3. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
4. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?
5. When Linda and Dave are seen together after school, they look "bleak" (422). How do they look?
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