“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Employees are prohibited from using a Postal Service vehicle for which of the following activities?
a) Commuting between home and work
b) Driving to unofficial destinations
c) Running personal errands
d) All of the above
2. What is New England author Sarah Orne Jewett’s best-known novel?
a) “Eight Seasons”
b) “Red Coats at Dawn”
c) “The Country of the Pointed Firs”
d) “Turning the Rocky Soil”
3. What did Office of Inspector General special agents discover about a Miami letter carrier that turned a workers’ compensation case into something much bigger?
a) The carrier had a previous felony conviction for bank fraud.
b) The carrier posted disturbing photographs on Instagram.
c) The carrier received a $20,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan.
d) The carrier wore her USPS uniform when purchasing illegal painkillers.
4. What did Clifton, AZ, Retail Associate Mary Schwarz do when a customer’s infant daughter became unresponsive in the Post Office lobby?
a) She administered CPR to the child.
b) She comforted the distraught mother.
c) She dialed 911 to request assistance.
d) She drove the child to the hospital.
5. How did USPS Tractor-Trailer Operator Philip Abella help after witnessing a multi-vehicle accident on a nearby freeway?
a) He called the wife of one of the drivers to tell her everything was OK.
b) He directed traffic until police officers could reach the scene.
c) He ensured the drivers’ safety until emergency responders arrived.
d) He pulled one of the drivers out of an overturned vehicle.
Answers: 1) d. 2) c. 3) c. 4) a. 5) c.
