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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. 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) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.
(d) With the kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.

2. 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) She thinks that his status as a grocer is beneath her.
(c) He asked her to marry him and then broke off their engagement.
(d) It was not usual for adults in this time to use one another's first names.

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

4. What do the people in town decide is wrong with Linda Stewart after they realize that she has not had a fight with her boyfriend?
(a) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(b) They think that she may be experimenting with alcohol.
(c) They think that she must have argued with her best friend.
(d) They think that there must be some problem at home.

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?
(a) They try to sneak around and do bad things without getting caught.
(b) They can be ranked according to how good or bad they are.
(c) They have fallen below the standards of moral, civilized life.
(d) They are easily led into evil actions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?

3. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What is ironic about Miss Strangeworth's thoughts as she notices that various townspeople seem distressed?

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

7. Describe the exterior of Miss Strangeworth's house.

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

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

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

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