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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 does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) Very early in the morning.
(c) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
(d) Around the time the sun sets.

2. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Puzzling.
(b) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.
(c) Embarrassing to a social superior.
(d) Predictable.

3. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?
(a) She is delighted to know how much pain she has caused.
(b) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.
(c) She wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(d) She feels guilty and ashamed.

4. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Proud.
(b) Amused.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Irritated.

5. 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) He asked her to marry him and then broke off their engagement.
(c) They had a terrible fight in high school.
(d) It was not usual for adults in this time to use one another's first names.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?

2. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?

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

4. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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