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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 do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?
(a) They are trying to show off.
(b) They are irritated at the person they are writing to.
(c) They are almost out of paper.
(d) They could not afford the more expensive cream-colored paper.

2. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?
(a) She is a very selfish person.
(b) She understands very little about other people.
(c) She wants everyone to have a life as nice as hers.
(d) She understands the irony of her position in the town.

3. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.
(b) Remind her to buy tea.
(c) Charge her for the strawberries.
(d) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."

4. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her great-grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Miss Strangeworth.

5. 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?
(a) They think that she must have argued with her best friend.
(b) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(c) They think that there must be some problem at home.
(d) They think that she may be experimenting with alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?

2. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?

3. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?

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

5. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?

(see the answer key)

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