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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) They think that she must have argued with her best friend.
(b) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(c) They think that there must be some problem at home.
(d) They think that she may be experimenting with alcohol.

3. What causes Miss Strangeworth to say that the Cranes' baby will expect luxury all of her life?
(a) The baby's fancy hat and stroller cover.
(b) The Cranes' wealth.
(c) The way that Helen Crane fusses over the baby.
(d) The baby's beautiful features.

4. Why does Miss Strangeworth fail to notice the important detail about her letters?
(a) She notices that a car has turned down the street and is getting close.
(b) She is busy thinking about sending a letter to Dave Harris's father.
(c) One of the younger children bumps into her.
(d) Linda Stewart begins sobbing again.

5. Who is Ethan Allen?
(a) Miss Strangeworth's next-door neighbor.
(b) The librarian's boyfriend.
(c) Miss Strangeworth's deceased husband.
(d) A Revolutionary War hero.

6. What is the longest time that Miss Strangeworth has been away from her town?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) She has never left it.
(d) One day.

7. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(b) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.
(c) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(d) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.

8. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Shirley Jackson.
(d) Flannery O'Connor.

9. Who is the original owner of Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Miss Strangeworth.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her great-grandfather.
(d) Her father.

10. What does Miss Strangeworth seem to think her family's place in the world is?
(a) To stay isolated from the wickedness of the world.
(b) To keep an eye on everyone else and hold them to a high moral standard.
(c) To provide an example of kindness and concern for others.
(d) To counsel others and help them understand how to live a happy and ethical life.

11. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Amused.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Proud.

12. What is the best definition of "proverbial" in the sentence "Miss Strangeworth's hats were proverbial in the town" (426)?
(a) As inflexible and unchanging as something from a proverb.
(b) As well-known and widely understood as something from a proverb.
(c) As clear and easy to understand as something from a proverb.
(d) As old-fashioned as something from a proverb.

13. Miss Strangeworth thinks that the Cranes are "infatuated" (421). What would this mean is true about the couple?
(a) They have a difficult relationship and often argue.
(b) They are kind people but perhaps not very intelligent.
(c) They are strange people who often seem out of touch with others.
(d) They are in love, in an exaggerated and perhaps foolish way.

14. Who was the first owner of the grocery store?
(a) Tommy Lewis's grandfather.
(b) Miss Strangeworth's father.
(c) Tommy Lewis.
(d) Tommy Lewis's father.

15. Miss Strangeworth thinks about the Cranes "indulgently" (421). How does she think about them?
(a) In the forgiving but irritated way that an adult looks at a misbehaving child.
(b) In the surprised way that an adult looks at a child that has done something strange.
(c) With the scorn that people show towards those who eat, drink, or do other things to excess.
(d) With the kindness that a person shows to someone who needs a little extra generosity or lenience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?

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

3. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?

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

5. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

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