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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. On what street does Miss Strangeworth live?
(a) Pleasant Street.
(b) Rose Street.
(c) Strangeworth Street.
(d) Main Street.

2. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

3. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?
(a) They can be ranked according to how good or bad they are.
(b) They are easily led into evil actions.
(c) They try to sneak around and do bad things without getting caught.
(d) They have fallen below the standards of moral, civilized life.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice about her letters?
(a) They do not have stamps on them.
(b) One has fallen onto the ground.
(c) She has forgotten to address one.
(d) The envelopes are not properly sealed.

5. When does Miss Strangeworth generally mail her letters?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) Very early in the morning.
(c) Whenever she sees that there are not a lot of people at the post office.
(d) Around the time the sun sets.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Strangeworth gets home from the grocery store, why does she not have the cup of tea she thinks about having?

2. When Miss Strangeworth looks out the window after the story ends, what will she see?

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

4. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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