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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. Linda suggests that since no one in town seems to care about her and Dave, they should not bother to help anyone else. When Dave decides to help anyway, what does it demonstrate?
(a) That even the town's teenagers are more mature than Miss Strangeworth.
(b) That a good person chooses to be kind and helpful even in difficult times.
(c) That Linda is really the problem in their relationship, not Dave.
(d) That Miss Strangeworth would not be so isolated if she were a kinder person.

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

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

4. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.
(b) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.
(c) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(d) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?

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

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

4. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. What details does Jackson provide about the interior of Miss Strangeworth's house to show the pride the family has always taken in the house?

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

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

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

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

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

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