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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
(a) Pity, because she is all alone in the world.
(b) Amusement, because she thinks she is more popular than she is.
(c) Jealousy, because her family has so much money.
(d) Anger, because she isolates herself from the world.

3. How old is Miss Strangeworth?
(a) 71.
(b) 91.
(c) 81.
(d) 61.

4. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?
(a) She has less money than she pretends to and cannot afford to write so often on the expensive stationery.
(b) She is trying to make sure that her letters blend in with all of the other letters and notes in town.
(c) She wishes that she were more accepted as a "regular person" in the town.
(d) She does not think that her neighbors deserve her really nice stationery.

5. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?
(a) Linda Stewart.
(b) Martha Harper.
(c) Dave Harris.
(d) Don Crane.

6. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?
(a) To keep an eye on everyone else and hold them to a high moral standard.
(b) To counsel others and help them understand how to live a happy and ethical life.
(c) To provide an example of kindness and concern for others.
(d) To stay isolated from the wickedness of the world.

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

8. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) She knows Linda's parents well.
(b) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(c) She means to help Linda with her troubles.
(d) It is a public place.

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

10. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?
(a) That the police are waiting to arrest her.
(b) That her roses have been destroyed.
(c) That her neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.
(d) That the front of her house has been vandalized.

11. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?
(a) 14.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

12. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?
(a) It is flexible in the way that facts are not.
(b) It is the kind of thing that people argue about.
(c) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.
(d) It is something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.

13. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(b) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.
(c) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(d) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.

14. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) One week.
(b) She has never left it.
(c) One month.
(d) One day.

15. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?
(a) It shows that the townspeople all need something from Miss Strangeworth.
(b) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is nosy.
(c) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is a helpful and kind neighbor.
(d) It shows that the townspeople like and trust her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?

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

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

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

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