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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
2. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
3. Who is Ethan Allen?
4. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?
5. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who is Linda Stewart, and why has she been so upset?
3. Describe the setting of the story "The Possibility of Evil."
4. What does the green letter at the end of the story say, and what does it imply?
5. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Foster about her upcoming surgery, and what is she implying?
6. Describe Miss Strangeworth's relationship with Tommy Lewis.
7. 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?
8. Describe the main character of "The Possibility of Evil."
9. Which writing utensils does Miss Strangeworth have available, and which one does she choose for her anonymous notes?
10. Describe the significance of the paper that Miss Strangeworth chooses for her anonymous notes.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Certainly, Miss Strangeworth's behavior is extreme and cruel. But is Miss Strangeworth the only person in town who gossips and spreads rumors? Write an essay that makes a claim about the purpose of including details like the townspeople gossiping about Linda Stewart and the rumor about the tourist mistaking Miss Strangeworth's home for a museum. Support your claim with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that explores the thematic motif of legacies in "The Possibility of Evil." Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that examines the significance of the repetition of the phrase "lovely day" in "The Possibility of Evil." Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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