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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?
(a) They had a terrible fight in high school.
(b) It was not usual for adults in this time to use one another's first names.
(c) She thinks that his status as a grocer is beneath her.
(d) He asked her to marry him and then broke off their engagement.

6. 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.

7. 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 understands the irony of her position in the town.
(c) She understands very little about other people.
(d) She is a very selfish person.

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

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

10. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) Very early in the morning.
(d) Around the time the sun sets.

11. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
(a) "Addie."
(b) "Worthy"
(c) "Miss Adela."
(d) "Adela."

12. 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 had a cup earlier in the day and thinks that a second cup is too indulgent.
(d) She is too tired and decides to have a nap.

13. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her great-grandfather.
(c) Miss Strangeworth.
(d) Her father.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?

3. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?

4. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?

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