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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. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A museum.
(b) A police station.
(c) A library.
(d) A school.

2. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
(a) It is a public place.
(b) She knows Linda's parents well.
(c) She means to help Linda with her troubles.
(d) It is "her" town and she needs to know if "her" people are in trouble.

3. What color paper does Miss Strangeworth choose for the note to Don Crane about his baby daughter?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

4. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?
(a) It shows that the townspeople all need something from Miss Strangeworth.
(b) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is a helpful and kind neighbor.
(c) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is nosy.
(d) It shows that the townspeople like and trust her.

5. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?
(a) She wishes that she were more accepted as a "regular person" in the town.
(b) She does not think that her neighbors deserve her really nice stationery.
(c) She is trying to make sure that her letters blend in with all of the other letters and notes in town.
(d) She has less money than she pretends to and cannot afford to write so often on the expensive stationery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helen Crane looks at her baby with "rapt wonder" (421). How is she looking at the baby?

2. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?

3. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?

4. What job does Miss Chandler hold?

5. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?

(see the answer key)

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