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

2. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?
(a) They have a difficult relationship and often argue.
(b) They are strange people who often seem out of touch with others.
(c) They are in love, in an exaggerated and perhaps foolish way.
(d) They are kind people but perhaps not very intelligent.

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

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

5. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.
(b) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.
(c) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(d) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.

6. 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) She knows Linda's parents well.
(c) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(d) She means to help Linda with her troubles.

7. 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 Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.
(d) That even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.

8. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
(a) Something that has been taken without permission.
(b) Money set aside for some purpose.
(c) A policy statement.
(d) A meeting of an official organization or group.

9. What job does Miss Chandler hold?
(a) Grocery clerk.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Schoolteacher.
(d) Librarian.

10. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?
(a) With a puzzled, pinched look.
(b) With a startled, questioning look.
(c) With a focused suspicion.
(d) With all of her attention on something amazing.

11. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?
(a) The baby.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Miss Strangeworth.
(d) Her husband.

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

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

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

15. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?
(a) She wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(b) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.
(c) She is delighted to know how much pain she has caused.
(d) She feels guilty and ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

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

3. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?

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

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

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