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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 kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?
(a) Roses.
(b) Gladiolus.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Carnations.

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

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

4. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?
(a) She is delighted to know how much pain she has caused.
(b) She feels guilty and ashamed.
(c) She wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(d) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

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

3. Who is Ethan Allen?

4. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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