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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. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her great-grandfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
(a) They are just another example of the anxieties Helen has always had.
(b) She should talk with her husband.
(c) She should talk with her baby's doctor.
(d) All babies develop differently.

3. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."
(b) Remind her to buy tea.
(c) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.
(d) Charge her for the strawberries.

4. What mood is evoked by the detail about Miss Strangeworth's table being capable of expanding to seat 22?
(a) Pity, because she is all alone in the world.
(b) Amusement, because she thinks she is more popular than she is.
(c) Jealousy, because her family has so much money.
(d) Anger, because she isolates herself from the world.

5. 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 month.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary technique is used when Miss Strangeworth asks Helen if she has upset her husband by pointing out that the baby is " six months old and hasn't yet begun to learn to dance"?

2. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?

3. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?

4. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?

5. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?

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