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

2. When Miss Strangeworth is walking "daintily" along Main Street, (417), how is she walking?
(a) Slowly, in an unsteady and careful manner.
(b) Boldly, as if she is in charge of her surroundings.
(c) Quickly, briskly, as if she is in a hurry.
(d) Delicately, with small steps; in a charming way.

3. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
(a) He hopes that Mr. Crane will give him a reward.
(b) He thinks that it might have good news in it for Mr. Crane.
(c) He hopes that it will help Mr. Stewart to see that he is actually a nice guy.
(d) He has a suspicion that Miss Strangeworth is the anonymous letter writer.

4. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?
(a) That the front of her house has been vandalized.
(b) That the police are waiting to arrest her.
(c) That her neighbors are waiting to get answers from her.
(d) That her roses have been destroyed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?

3. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?

4. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

5. What detail is included to show that Miss Chandler is upset about something?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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