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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 business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?
(a) A tailor shop.
(b) A lumber mill.
(c) A shipping company.
(d) A dairy farm.

2. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
(a) "Addie."
(b) "Worthy"
(c) "Adela."
(d) "Miss Adela."

3. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?
(a) Miss Strangeworth is not generous.
(b) Miss Strangeworth is getting absentminded.
(c) Miss Strangeworth is weird.
(d) Miss Strangeworth is cruel.

4. What letter does Miss Strangeworth think about writing to the school board?
(a) One that accuses the librarian of stealing from the library fund.
(b) One that asks how the chemistry teacher can afford such a fancy car.
(c) One that accuses a student of drinking during the school day.
(d) One that accuses the principal of having an affair with a secretary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?

2. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

3. Why does Miss Strangeworth refer to the Cranes' baby as "her highness" (421)?

4. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?

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

(see the answer key)

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