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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 mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
2. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
3. 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?
4. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?
5. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Harper, and what is she implying?
2. Which writing utensils does Miss Strangeworth have available, and which one does she choose for her anonymous notes?
3. 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?
4. Describe Miss Strangeworth's relationship with Tommy Lewis.
5. Describe the main character of "The Possibility of Evil."
6. What is ironic about Dave Harris being the one to find and deliver Miss Strangeworth's dropped letter?
7. Describe the exterior of Miss Strangeworth's house.
8. Describe the setting of the story "The Possibility of Evil."
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. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Foster about her upcoming surgery, and what is she implying?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Miss Strangeworth being the last of the Strangeworths. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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 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.
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