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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 gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
(a) She believes that it will spoil her appetite for her midday meal.
(b) She is too tired and decides to have a nap.
(c) She has forgotten to buy tea at the grocery store.
(d) She had a cup earlier in the day and thinks that a second cup is too indulgent.

2. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
(a) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.
(b) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.
(c) With the kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.
(d) In the surprised way that an adult looks at a child that has done something strange.

3. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A school.
(b) A library.
(c) A police station.
(d) A museum.

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

5. What job does Miss Chandler hold?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Grocery clerk.
(d) Schoolteacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?

3. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

4. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?

5. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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