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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 is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?
(a) She is trying to make sure that her letters blend in with all of the other letters and notes in town.
(b) She does not think that her neighbors deserve her really nice stationery.
(c) She has less money than she pretends to and cannot afford to write so often on the expensive stationery.
(d) She wishes that she were more accepted as a "regular person" in the town.
2. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Puzzling.
(b) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Embarrassing to a social superior.
3. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?
(a) She understands very little about other people.
(b) She understands the irony of her position in the town.
(c) She wants everyone to have a life as nice as hers.
(d) She is a very selfish person.
4. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
(a) A police station.
(b) A library.
(c) A school.
(d) A museum.
5. What is the best definition of "proverbial" in the sentence "Miss Strangeworth's hats were proverbial in the town" (426)?
(a) As well-known and widely understood as something from a proverb.
(b) As inflexible and unchanging as something from a proverb.
(c) As old-fashioned as something from a proverb.
(d) As clear and easy to understand as something from a proverb.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?
2. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?
3. When Miss Strangeworth discovers how much trouble she has caused for Linda and Dave, what does she think about it?
4. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
5. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?
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