The Possibility of Evil

Who is Miss Adela Strangeworth?

• A kind old lady

• A young woman with a child

• A deceitful and lonely old woman

• The postmaster

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What is the narrative perspective of the story?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

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How does Miss Strangeworth feel about her town?

• She longs to escape it.

• She is disillusioned by it.

• She feels extremely possessive of it.

• She feels a sense of generosity towards it.

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What is her most prized possession?

• Her home

• Her closet full of flowery skirts

• A china doll

• Her rose bushes

At the very start of the story, how is the protagonist

characterized?

• As an amusing character.

• As a frail and delicate elderly lady.

• As an interfering busy-body.

• As a well-respected member of the town.

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What is Miss Strangeworth’s attitude towards her

roses?

• She wants the town to benefit from them.

• She sees them as a burden she has to bear.

• She hopes that their beauty will rid the evil in

  the town.

• She is highly protective of them.

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What does Miss Strangeworth do that deceives the townspeople?

• She writes nasty letters

• She steals roses from her neighbours

• She gossips about people behind their backs

• She writes a column in the newspaper telling of everyone’s secrets

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What is the significance of the color of the envelopes and writing paper?

• The color is not important at all.

• They were Miss Strangewoth’s favorite colors.

• Many people in the town had the same paper, so the letters could be written anonymously.

• The color was the same shade as her beautiful home.

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How does she feel about writing these letters?

• She takes pleasure in writing them.

• She doesn’t enjoy it, but feels a sense of

  obligation.

• She is indifferent to it.

• She wishes that she didn’t have to write them.

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Why does she feel entitled to “protect” the townspeople?

• She is worried and concerned about them.

• Her family has been in the town for decades, and she feels like she owns it.

• She is the mayor.

• She had a vision in a dream that told her to be the saviour of the town.

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