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

2. 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) Around the time the sun sets.
(c) Very early in the morning.
(d) In the middle of the night.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?

2. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?

3. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?

4. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?

5. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the green letter at the end of the story say, and what does it imply?

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

9. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Harper, and what is she implying?

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

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