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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to a town legend, what was Strangeworth House once mistaken for?
2. According to the narrator, how do the townspeople feel about Miss Strangeworth and her house and her roses?
3. Miss Strangeworth thinks that people everywhere are "degraded" (425). What does this mean that she thinks about people?
4. How old is Miss Strangeworth?
5. What is Dave Harris's reason for hand-delivering one of Miss Strangeworth's letters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miss Strangeworth write to Mrs. Harper, and what is she implying?
2. Describe Miss Strangeworth's feelings about her roses.
3. Describe the main character of "The Possibility of Evil."
4. What worry does Helen Crane express about her baby daughter, and how does Miss Strangeworth respond to her concerns?
5. What details does Jackson provide about the interior of Miss Strangeworth's house to show the pride the family has always taken in the house?
6. What is ironic about Dave Harris being the one to find and deliver Miss Strangeworth's dropped letter?
7. What is ironic about Miss Strangeworth's criticisms of Helen and Don Crane's parenting?
8. Describe Miss Strangeworth's relationship with Tommy Lewis.
9. What does the green letter at the end of the story say, and what does it imply?
10. Describe the significance of the paper that Miss Strangeworth chooses for her anonymous notes.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of the multicolored paper often used by Miss Strangeworth and the townspeople. Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Once the reader is aware of the story's "twist," many of the lines in the story take on a double meaning. Write an essay that explores these double meanings and the new dimension they contribute to a repeat reading of "The Possibility of Evil." Support your claims with direct quotations from the story.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Miss Strangeworth being the last of the Strangeworths. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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