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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?
(a) That the front of her house has been vandalized.
(b) That her roses have been destroyed.
(c) That her neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.
(d) That the police are waiting to arrest her.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?

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

3. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?

4. When Linda and Dave are seen together after school, they look "bleak" (422). How do they look?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main character of "The Possibility of Evil."

2. What worry does Helen Crane express about her baby daughter, and how does Miss Strangeworth respond to her concerns?

3. What details in the story let the reader know that Miss Strangeworth herself does not believe some of the accusations she is making?

4. Describe the setting of the story "The Possibility of Evil."

5. Who is Linda Stewart, and why has she been so upset?

6. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Foster about her upcoming surgery, and what is she implying?

7. Describe Miss Strangeworth's relationship with Tommy Lewis.

8. What is ironic about Dave Harris being the one to find and deliver Miss Strangeworth's dropped letter?

9. Describe Miss Strangeworth's feelings about her roses.

10. Describe the significance of the paper that Miss Strangeworth chooses for her anonymous notes.

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