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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. What job does Miss Chandler hold?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Grocery clerk.
(d) Librarian.

2. 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.

3. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?
(a) She is delighted to know how much pain she has caused.
(b) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.
(c) She wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(d) She feels guilty and ashamed.

4. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
(a) "Golden."
(b) "Lovely."
(c) "Summery."
(d) "Mild."

5. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her great-grandmother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Miss Strangeworth.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the youngest children at the post office doing?

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

3. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?

4. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?

5. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?

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