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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?
(a) Slowly, in an unsteady and careful manner.
(b) Quickly, briskly, as if she is in a hurry.
(c) Delicately, with small steps; in a charming way.
(d) Boldly, as if she is in charge of her surroundings.

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

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

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

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

6. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?
(a) That his nephew is plotting to kill him.
(b) That his grandson is stealing from him.
(c) That his girlfriend probably killed her first husband.
(d) That his wife is cheating on him.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
(a) Babbling and making speech sounds.
(b) Eating.
(c) Looking around at the world.
(d) Trying to move around.

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

13. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) Around the time the sun sets.
(b) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) Very early in the morning.

14. 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 the front of her house has been vandalized.
(c) That her roses have been destroyed.
(d) That her neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?

2. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?

3. How old is Miss Strangeworth?

4. 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?

5. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?

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