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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. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?
(a) It is something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.
(b) It is flexible in the way that facts are not.
(c) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.
(d) It is the kind of thing that people argue about.
2. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.
(b) Puzzling.
(c) Embarrassing to a social superior.
(d) Predictable.
3. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) She means to help Linda with her troubles.
(b) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.
(c) It is a public place.
(d) She knows Linda's parents well.
4. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
(a) Anger, because she isolates herself from the world.
(b) Jealousy, because her family has so much money.
(c) Amusement, because she thinks she is more popular than she is.
(d) Pity, because she is all alone in the world.
5. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
(a) Money set aside for some purpose.
(b) Something that has been taken without permission.
(c) A meeting of an official organization or group.
(d) A policy statement.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?
2. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
3. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?
4. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?
5. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
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