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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
(a) She is too tired and decides to have a nap.
(b) She has forgotten to buy tea at the grocery store.
(c) She had a cup earlier in the day and thinks that a second cup is too indulgent.
(d) She believes that it will spoil her appetite for her midday meal.

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

3. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?
(a) They try to sneak around and do bad things without getting caught.
(b) They are easily led into evil actions.
(c) They can be ranked according to how good or bad they are.
(d) They have fallen below the standards of moral, civilized life.

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

5. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A police station.
(b) A library.
(c) A museum.
(d) A school.

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

7. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
(a) "Miss Adela."
(b) "Adela."
(c) "Worthy"
(d) "Addie."

8. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?
(a) Roses.
(b) Carnations.
(c) Gladiolus.
(d) Poppies.

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

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

11. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Miss Strangeworth.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her great-grandfather.

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

13. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
(a) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.
(b) In the surprised way that an adult looks at a child that has done something strange.
(c) With the kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.
(d) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.

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

15. 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 something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.
(c) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.
(d) It is the kind of thing that people argue about.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?

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

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