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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. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
2. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
3. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
4. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
5. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the significance of the paper that Miss Strangeworth chooses for her anonymous notes.
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. Describe Miss Strangeworth's relationship with Tommy Lewis.
4. Describe the exterior of Miss Strangeworth's house.
5. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Harper, and what is she implying?
6. Describe Miss Strangeworth's feelings about her roses.
7. Which writing utensils does Miss Strangeworth have available, and which one does she choose for her anonymous notes?
8. Describe the main character of "The Possibility of Evil."
9. Explain how Miss Strangeworth's need to do things perfectly is shown in how she writes her letters.
10. What worry does Helen Crane express about her baby daughter, and how does Miss Strangeworth respond to her concerns?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the significance of food-related details in "The Possibility of Evil." Be sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the purpose of including the images and details related to Miss Strangeworth's passion for neatness. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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