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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Embarrassing to a social superior.
(b) Puzzling.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Remind her to buy tea.
(b) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."
(c) Charge her for the strawberries.
(d) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.

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

6. 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 even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
(c) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.
(d) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.

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

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

9. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
(a) In the surprised way that an adult looks at a child that has done something strange.
(b) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.
(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.

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

11. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that accuses the librarian of stealing from the library fund.
(b) One that accuses the principal of having an affair with a secretary.
(c) One that asks how the chemistry teacher can afford such a fancy car.
(d) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.

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

13. 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 keep an eye on everyone else and hold them to a high moral standard.
(c) To stay isolated from the wickedness of the world.
(d) To provide an example of kindness and concern for others.

14. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?
(a) A lumber mill.
(b) A tailor shop.
(c) A shipping company.
(d) A dairy farm.

15. Who is Ethan Allen?
(a) Miss Strangeworth's next-door neighbor.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's deceased husband.
(c) The librarian's boyfriend.
(d) A Revolutionary War hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?

2. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?

3. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

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

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

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