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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Possibility of Evil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
(a) Something that has been taken without permission.
(b) A policy statement.
(c) A meeting of an official organization or group.
(d) Money set aside for some purpose.

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

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?
(a) They think that she may be experimenting with alcohol.
(b) They think that there must be some problem at home.
(c) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(d) They think that she must have argued with her best friend.

4. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) One day.
(b) She has never left it.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

5. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Amused.
(c) Proud.
(d) Irritated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?

2. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?

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

4. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?

5. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

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