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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. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(b) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.
(c) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.
(d) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.
2. 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) Anger, because she isolates herself from the world.
(d) Jealousy, because her family has so much money.
3. The narrator says that Miss Strangeworth's letters "dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion" (424). What is this saying about suspicion?
(a) It is something that Miss Strangeworth feels more and more over time.
(b) It is flexible in the way that facts are not.
(c) It is a negative force in the lives of the people of the town.
(d) It is the kind of thing that people argue about.
4. Who is Ethan Allen?
(a) Miss Strangeworth's next-door neighbor.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's deceased husband.
(c) The librarian's boyfriend.
(d) A Revolutionary War hero.
5. 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 Miss Strangeworth is a helpful and kind neighbor.
(b) It shows that the townspeople all need something from Miss Strangeworth.
(c) It shows that the townspeople like and trust her.
(d) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is nosy.
Short Answer Questions
1. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
2. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
3. Which one of her neighbors does Miss Strangeworth chat with while she is checking out at the grocery store?
4. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
5. Linda suggests that since no one in town seems to care about her and Dave, they should not bother to help anyone else. When Dave decides to help anyway, what does it demonstrate?
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