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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 she may be experimenting with alcohol.
(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 must have argued with her best friend.

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.
(b) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(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.

3. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
(a) Shirley Jackson.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Flannery O'Connor.

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

5. Linda suggests that since no one in town seems to care about her and Dave, they should not bother to help anyone else. When Dave decides to help anyway, what does it demonstrate?
(a) That a good person chooses to be kind and helpful even in difficult times.
(b) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.
(c) That even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
(d) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.

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

7. 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 could not afford the more expensive cream-colored paper.
(d) They are almost out of paper.

8. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
(a) He thinks that it might have good news in it for Mr. Crane.
(b) He has a suspicion that Miss Strangeworth is the anonymous letter writer.
(c) He hopes that it will help Mr. Stewart to see that he is actually a nice guy.
(d) He hopes that Mr. Crane will give him a reward.

9. 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 wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(c) She feels guilty and ashamed.
(d) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.

10. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
(a) All babies develop differently.
(b) She should talk with her husband.
(c) They are just another example of the anxieties Helen has always had.
(d) She should talk with her baby's doctor.

11. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?
(a) She looks as if she has not slept well.
(b) She seems distracted and is a little rude.
(c) Her hair does not look as neat as usual.
(d) She has clearly been crying.

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

13. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
(a) "Lovely."
(b) "Summery."
(c) "Golden."
(d) "Mild."

14. 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) Predictable.
(d) Embarrassing to a social superior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?

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

3. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?

4. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

5. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

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