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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. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?
(a) Miss Strangeworth is not generous.
(b) Miss Strangeworth is cruel.
(c) Miss Strangeworth is weird.
(d) Miss Strangeworth is getting absentminded.
2. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
(a) She had a cup earlier in the day and thinks that a second cup is too indulgent.
(b) She believes that it will spoil her appetite for her midday meal.
(c) She has forgotten to buy tea at the grocery store.
(d) She is too tired and decides to have a nap.
3. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) She means to help Linda with her troubles.
(b) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(c) She knows Linda's parents well.
(d) It is a public place.
4. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.
5. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that asks how the chemistry teacher can afford such a fancy car.
(b) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.
(c) One that accuses the librarian of stealing from the library fund.
(d) One that accuses the principal of having an affair with a secretary.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Miss Strangeworth?
2. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?
3. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
4. What do the people in town decide is wrong with Linda Stewart after they realize that she has not had a fight with her boyfriend?
5. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?
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