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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. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?
(a) Tommy Lewis's father.
(b) Tommy Lewis's grandfather.
(c) Miss Strangeworth's father.
(d) Tommy Lewis.

2. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?
(a) Don Crane.
(b) Dave Harris.
(c) Martha Harper.
(d) Linda Stewart.

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

4. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?
(a) They do not have stamps on them.
(b) One has fallen onto the ground.
(c) She has forgotten to address one.
(d) The envelopes are not properly sealed.

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?
(a) They have a difficult relationship and often argue.
(b) They are kind people but perhaps not very intelligent.
(c) They are in love, in an exaggerated and perhaps foolish way.
(d) They are strange people who often seem out of touch with others.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miss Strangeworth?

2. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?

3. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?

4. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?

5. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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