2. 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 even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
(b) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.
(c) That a good person chooses to be kind and helpful even in difficult times.
(d) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.

3. 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 hopes that Mr. Crane will give him a reward.
(c) He has a suspicion that Miss Strangeworth is the anonymous letter writer.
(d) He thinks that it might have good news in it for Mr. Crane.

4. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

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

6. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?
(a) Helen Crane has referred to her as a "princess."
(b) She is making fun of the possibility that the baby has some kind of developmental problem.
(c) The Cranes are from an even older and more important family than Miss Strangeworth's.
(d) She is trying to make Helen feel better about the baby's problems.

7. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Proud.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Amused.

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

9. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.
(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 the librarian of stealing from the library fund.

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

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

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

13. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?
(a) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is nosy.
(b) It shows that the townspeople all need something from Miss Strangeworth.
(c) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is a helpful and kind neighbor.
(d) It shows that the townspeople like and trust her.

14. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.
(b) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(c) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(d) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.

15. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
(a) Pity, because she is all alone in the world.
(b) Anger, because she isolates herself from the world.
(c) Jealousy, because her family has so much money.
(d) Amusement, because she thinks she is more popular than she is.