Assignment 2: "The Possibility of Evil" Questions

What was Miss Strangeworth's most prized possession?

• Her roses

• Her secrets

• Her pocketbook

• Her friendships

Miss Strangeworth believed that there was ____ in everyone.

• jealousy

• happiness

• evil

• hope

Which literary device best applies to the way Miss Strangeworth saw evil in everyone except herself?

• oxymoron

• paradox

• irony

• metaphor

"Appearances can be deceiving" is an example of a(n) _____ within the selection.

• moral dilemma

• juxtaposition

• theme

• oxymoron

The worried expressions and shaking hands of other characters served as _____.

• flashbacks

• metaphors

• irony

• foreshadowing

Which of the following statements best represents an example of allusion?

• "Miss Strangeworth never concerned herself with facts...her letters all dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion."

• "Didn’t you every see an idiot child before? Some people just shouldn’t have children, should they?"

• "Look out at what used to be your roses."

• "They wanted to put up a statue of Ethan Allan...but it should have been a statue of my grandfather."

In "The Possibility of Evil" the roses represent _____.

• the beauty and danger of delicate things.

• the respect of other human beings.

• the importance of family.

• one's ability to grow despite harsh conditions.

Which statement from the selection best explains Miss Strangeworth’s motivation for sending the letters?

• “Many people seemed disturbed recently, Miss Strangeworth thought.”

• “Miss Strangeworth never delayed when things had to be done.”

• “The town where she lived had to be kept clean and sweet”

• “Miss Strangeworth had never had any self-consciousness before the children.”

Which word best describes Miss Strangeworth’s letters?

• anonymous

• colorful

• helpful

• tactful

In line 93, when Miss Strangeworth says, "A princess can be a lot of trouble sometimes," she shows that she is _____.

• sympathetic

• self-absorbed

• opinionated

• gracious