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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.
(d) That her roses have been destroyed.

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

4. 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) Her hair does not look as neat as usual.
(d) She looks as if she has not slept well.

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

6. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?
(a) Strangeworth Street.
(b) Pleasant Street.
(c) Rose Street.
(d) Main Street.

7. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?
(a) Miss Strangeworth is weird.
(b) Miss Strangeworth is cruel.
(c) Miss Strangeworth is getting absentminded.
(d) Miss Strangeworth is not generous.

8. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
(a) She has forgotten to buy tea at the grocery store.
(b) She believes that it will spoil her appetite for her midday meal.
(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.

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 kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.
(c) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.
(d) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.

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

11. 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 the kind of thing that people argue about.
(b) It is flexible in the way that facts are not.
(c) It is something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.
(d) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?

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

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

4. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?

5. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?

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