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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 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.

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

3. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.
(b) Charge her for the strawberries.
(c) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."
(d) Remind her to buy tea.

4. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?
(a) Quickly, briskly, as if she is in a hurry.
(b) Delicately, with small steps; in a charming way.
(c) Slowly, in an unsteady and careful manner.
(d) Boldly, as if she is in charge of her surroundings.

5. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?
(a) They could not afford the more expensive cream-colored paper.
(b) They are almost out of paper.
(c) They are irritated at the person they are writing to.
(d) They are trying to show off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?

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?

3. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence is there in the story that Miss Strangeworth is well-known and respected in the town?

2. What details does Jackson provide about the interior of Miss Strangeworth's house to show the pride the family has always taken in the house?

3. Which writing utensils does Miss Strangeworth have available, and which one does she choose for her anonymous notes?

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

5. What is ironic about Miss Strangeworth's criticisms of Helen and Don Crane's parenting?

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

7. To whom do the townspeople want to dedicate a statue, and why does Miss Strangeworth say that it should be a statue of her grandfather, instead?

8. Explain how Miss Strangeworth's need to do things perfectly is shown in how she writes her letters.

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

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

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