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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?
(a) Playing with a puppy.
(b) Playing tag.
(c) Roller skating.
(d) Jumping rope.

6. 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 way that Helen Crane fusses over the baby.
(c) The Cranes' wealth.
(d) The baby's fancy hat and stroller cover.

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

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

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

10. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?
(a) They could not afford the more expensive cream-colored paper.
(b) They are irritated at the person they are writing to.
(c) They are trying to show off.
(d) They are almost out of paper.

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

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

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

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

15. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
(a) She notices that a car has turned down the street and is getting close.
(b) Linda Stewart begins sobbing again.
(c) She is busy thinking about sending a letter to Dave Harris's father.
(d) One of the younger children bumps into her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ethan Allen?

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

3. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

4. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?

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

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