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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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?
(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.

5. What is the best definition of "proverbial" in the sentence "Miss Strangeworth's hats were proverbial in the town" (426)?
(a) As well-known and widely understood as something from a proverb.
(b) As clear and easy to understand as something from a proverb.
(c) As old-fashioned as something from a proverb.
(d) As inflexible and unchanging as something from a proverb.

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

7. 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 not generous.
(c) Miss Strangeworth is getting absentminded.
(d) Miss Strangeworth is weird.

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

9. 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 Miss Strangeworth is a helpful and kind neighbor.
(c) It shows that the townspeople like and trust her.
(d) It shows that the townspeople all need something from Miss Strangeworth.

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?

2. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?

3. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?

4. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

5. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?

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