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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. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?
(a) Tommy Lewis's grandfather.
(b) Tommy Lewis.
(c) Tommy Lewis's father.
(d) Miss Strangeworth's father.

2. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?
(a) The envelopes are not properly sealed.
(b) They do not have stamps on them.
(c) One has fallen onto the ground.
(d) She has forgotten to address one.

3. What color paper does Miss Strangeworth choose for the note to Don Crane about his baby daughter?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

4. When Linda and Dave are seen together after school, they look "bleak" (422). How do they look?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Hopeless.
(d) Cold.

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?
(a) She is making fun of the possibility that the baby has some kind of developmental problem.
(b) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.
(c) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.
(d) Helen Crane has referred to her as a "princess."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best definition of "proverbial" in the sentence "Miss Strangeworth's hats were proverbial in the town" (426)?

2. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?

3. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?

4. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?

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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