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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 are the youngest children at the post office doing?
(a) Jumping rope.
(b) Playing with a puppy.
(c) Roller skating.
(d) Playing tag.

2. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?
(a) The baby's fancy hat and stroller cover.
(b) The way that Helen Crane fusses over the baby.
(c) The Cranes' wealth.
(d) The baby's beautiful features.

3. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
(a) One of the younger children bumps into her.
(b) She is busy thinking about sending a letter to Dave Harris's father.
(c) She notices that a car has turned down the street and is getting close.
(d) Linda Stewart begins sobbing again.

4. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?
(a) She looks as if she has not slept well.
(b) She has clearly been crying.
(c) She seems distracted and is a little rude.
(d) Her hair does not look as neat as usual.

5. 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) She knows Linda's parents well.
(c) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(d) It is a public place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?

3. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?

4. What literary technique is used when Miss Strangeworth asks Helen if she has upset her husband by pointing out that the baby is " six months old and hasn't yet begun to learn to dance"?

5. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?

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