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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 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.

2. 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.

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

4. When Linda and Dave are seen together after school, they look "bleak" (422). How do they look?
(a) Cold.
(b) Confused.
(c) Hopeless.
(d) Angry.

5. 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 wonders if it can really be true that her letter has had such serious consequences.
(c) She feels guilty and ashamed.
(d) She thinks about how even in a small town, there are many evil people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?

2. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?

3. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?

4. What is implied about Miss Strangeworth's choice of the multicolored paper for her notes?

5. What do the people in town decide is wrong with Linda Stewart after they realize that she has not had a fight with her boyfriend?

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